FCC updates rules to incorporate new and updated standards that are integral to equipment testing.
Some of the changes incorporated;
- (1)
CISPR 16-1-4:2010-04: “Specification for radio
disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and methods — Part 1-4: Radio
disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus — Antennas and test sites for
radiated disturbance measurements,” Edition 3.0, 2010-04, IBR approved for §
2.948(d).
- (2)
ANSI C63.4-2014: “American National Standard for
Methods of Measurement of RadioNoise Emissions from Low-Voltage Electrical and
Electronic Equipment in the Range of 9 kHz to 40 GHz,” ANSI approved June 13,
2014, Sections 5.4.4 through 5.5, IBR approved for § 2.948(d).
- (3)
ANSI C63.4a-2017: “American National Standard
for Methods of Measurement of RadioNoise Emissions from Low-Voltage Electrical
and Electronic Equipment in the Range of 9 kHz to 40 GHz, Amendment 1: Test
Site Validation,” ANSI approved October 13, 2017, IBR approved for §2.948(d).
- (4)
ANSI C63.25.1–2018, “American National Standard
Validation Methods for Radiated Emission Test Sites, 1 GHz to 18 GHz,” ANSI
approved December 17, 2018, IBR approved for §2.948(d).
- (5)
ISO/IEC 17011:2004(E), “Conformity assessment —
General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment
bodies,” First Edition, 2004-09-01, IBR approved for §§2.948(e), 2.949(b), and
2.960(c).
- (6)
ISO/IEC 17025:2017(E), “General requirements for
the competence of testing and calibration laboratories,” Third Edition,
November 2017, IBR approved for §§ 2.948(e), 2.949(b), 2.950(a), and 2.962(c)
and (d).
- (7) ISO/IEC 17065:2012(E), “Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services,” First Edition, 2012-09-15, IBR approved for §§ 2.960(b), 2.962(b), (c), (d), (f), and (g).
Transition period – 2 years after effective date of final rule
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