Deliverable 5

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Deliverable 5

• Guidelines on Hardware Traceability
• for
• Telecommunication Systems
• W. Deichmann, Deutsche Telekom

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Hardware Traceability - Address -

Suggested Readers

• Management

• Quality departments

• Procurement departments

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Hardware Traceability - The Goal -

• To know

• what is owned

• where is placed

• how it works

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Hardware Traceability - Features -

• Inventory

• Traceability

• Reliability

• Maintenance

• Spare part management

• Disposal management

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Hardware Traceability - Objects -
Hardware Items

Cabinets
Frames
Switching System (structure)
Slots
PCBAs Units
Components
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Hardware Traceability - Data -

• Attributes of Hardware Items (Identity)

• manufacturer / supplier's name

• product identifier (standard part number)

• place of production

• date of production

• contract number

• serial number

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Hardware Traceability - Data -

• Data Processing

• Input Data from supplier

• Handling
• Wand scanning labels
• Transferring data to database

• PNOs Database
• Statistics

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Hardware Traceability - Coding -

• Code types

• Talking Code

• Non Talking Code
• Bellcore (ECI, CLEI)
• Other

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Hardware Traceability - Marking -
Labels for Items

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Hardware Traceability - Future Solutions -

• Info Device
• Memory

• EEPROM

• ROM

• RAM

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Hardware Traceability - Future Solutions -
Online Inventory Monitoring

Department x
Department 2
Central Data Base
Repair Shop Storage, Disposal
Department 1
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Hardware Traceability - Future Solutions -

• Radio-frequency identification
• Transponder

• off-line availability

• independent of item

• fast response

• data available in case of defective item

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Hardware Traceability - Recommendation -

• European wide standardisation

• Unique coding system

• Standard part number
• e.g. Bellcore (CLEI)

• define a European system
• by an other institute e.g. ETSI