The present document describes the methods to be used in order to assess the radio performances of the 3G user equipment/mobile stations (UE/MS) in active mode in both the up- and the downlink. The test procedure is based on the test method developed as a result of COST 273 Sub-Working Group (SWG) 2.2 members' contributions and the first draft was published in [1]. Background work has also been made in the former COST259 project [2] [3].