US Telecommunication Products Conformity Assessment

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US Telecommunication Products Conformity
Assessment

• Ghery S. Pettit
• EMC Regulatory Compliance Manager
• Corporate Product Regulations Standards
• June 21, 2007

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General Product Types

• Central Office
• Customer equipment
• Wired
• Wireless

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Central Office

• Exempt from FCC regulations (15.103(b))
• Customer standards
• Telcordia GR-1089-CORE
• Emissions and immunity
• Testing performed at 3rd party labs acceptable to
  the telecommunications service providers

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Wired Telecommunication Equipment

• Equipment directly connected to the telephone
  network is subject to Part 68 of the FCC Rules
• Provide protection to the network from harm by
  the connected equipment
• Criteria established by the Administrative
  Council for Terminal Attachment
• Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
• Alliance for Telecommunications Industry
  Solutions (ATIS)
• Approvals
• Telecommunication Certification Body (TCB)
• 3rd party appointed by FCC
• In US or another country where MRA is in place
• Suppliers Declaration of Conformity

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Wired Telecommunication Equipment

• Emissions standards - Title 47 CFR Part 15
• Power line conducted emissions limits (15.107)
• 150 kHz to 30 MHz
• Equivalent to CISPR 22 limits
• Radiated emissions limits (15.109)
• 30 MHz to as high as 40 GHz
• Special requirements for Access Broadband Over
  Power Line (Access BPL) (Subpart G)

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Wireless Devices

• Part 15, Subpart C of the FCC Rules
• With certain exceptions, certification is the
  required approval process

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Emissions Limits

• Both general and specific emissions limits apply
• General limits as shown in 15.207 and 15.209
  outside intended operating band (generally
  equivalent to Class B emissions for digital
  devices)
• Specific radiated limits in 15.217 through 15.257
  depending on frequency of operation and other
  parameters
• Special requirements for
• Unlicensed Personal Communications Services
  Devices (Subpart D)
• Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure
  Devices (Subpart E)
• Ultra Wideband Operation (Subpart F)

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SAR

• Specific Absorption Rate
• Limits based on "IEEE Standard for Safety Levels
  with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency
  Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz,"
  ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1992
• Details contained in FCC Rules Part 2.1093
• Applies to products whose antenna will be located
  within 20 cm of the users body
• Applies to equipment listed in 2.1093(c) of the
  FCC Rules
• All others exempted.

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Testing in Thailand for US (FCC)
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Certification

• FCC listed lab, anywhere
• Lab submits data on facilities and test equipment
• FCC approves and adds lab to list
• Submit application to Conformity Assessment Body
  working for FCC
• Receive Grant of Equipment Authorization from
  CAB, label product
• Used for Class B computing devices and low power
  radio transmitters

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Enforcement
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Market Surveillance

• FCC samples the market by various means
• Media advertising review
• Trade shows
• Store displays
• Interference complaints (rare)
• Competitor complaints
• FCC requires vendor to send sample for testing
• Vendor pays shipping both ways
• No cost to government

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Additional Information
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FCC Rules

• FCC web site http//www.fcc.gov
• US Government Printing Office web site
• Code of Federal Regulations
• FCC Rules are in Title 47 (Telecommunications)
• http//ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?cec
  frtpl2Findex.tpl
• Select desired title in drop down menu and click
  Go
• Browse through the various parts to find what you
  need.

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