EVS-EN 302 208 V3.1.1:2017

The present document covers the minimum characteristics considered necessary in order to make the best use of the
available frequencies. It does not necessarily include all the characteristics that may be required by a user, nor does it
necessarily represent the optimum performance achievable.
Radio frequency identification products covered within the present document are considered by definition short-range
devices. Power limits up to a maximum of 2 W e.r.p. are specified for this equipment in the frequency band 865 MHz to
868 MHz and up to a maximum of 4 W e.r.p. in the frequency band 915 MHz to 921 MHz. The frequency usage
conditions for RFIDs in the band 865 MHz to 868 MHz are EU wide harmonised according to 2006/804/EC [i.12].
It should be noted that the frequency band 915 MHz to 921 MHz has only a limited implementation status within the
European Union and the CEPT countries. ERC/REC 70-03 [i.9] provides in appendix 1 an overview of countries where
the band is implemented.
The present document applies to RFID interrogators and tags operating together as a system. For each specified band,
four high power channels are made available for use by interrogators. The tags respond with a modulated signal
preferably in the adjacent low power channels. Interrogators may be used with either integral or external antennas.
The types of equipment covered by the present document are as follows:
• fixed interrogators;
• portable interrogators;
• batteryless tags;
• battery assisted tags;
• battery powered tags.
These radio equipment are capable of operating in the frequency ranges given in table 1.
Table 1: Frequencies of operation
Equipment Operating frequencies
Interrogator Transmit channel 4 865,6 MHz to 865,8 MHz
Interrogator Transmit channel 7 866,2 MHz to 866,4 MHz
Interrogator Transmit channel 10 866,8 MHz to 867,0 MHz
Interrogator Transmit channel 13 867,4 MHz to 867,6 MHz
Interrogator Receive 865,2 MHz to 868,0 MHz
Tag Transmit and receive 865,2 MHz to 868,0 MHz
Interrogator Transmit channel 3 916,1 MHz to 916,5 MHz
Interrogator Transmit channel 6 917,3 MHz to 917,7 MHz
Interrogator Transmit channel 9 918,5 MHz to 918,9 MHz
Interrogator Transmit channel 12 919,7 MHz to 920,1 MHz
Interrogator Receive 915,3 MHz to 925,0 MHz
Tag Transmit and receive 915,3 MHz to 920,9 MHz
The present document contains requirements to demonstrate that the specified radio equipment both effectively uses and
supports the efficient use of radio spectrum in order to avoid harmful interference.