Update on Industry Canadas Standards Activities Hughes Nappert

Update on Industry Canada’s Standards Activities Hughes Nappert Manager, Radio Equipment Standard & EMC Analysis Gestionnaire, Normes du matériel radio et Analyse CEM RABC Ottawa - November 2006 1

Current Activities Recently Published: (Since January 2006) • RSS-111 (Issue 1) – Broadband Public Safety Equipment Operating in the Band 49404990 MHz (July 2006) • RSS-119 (Issue 7) - Land Mobile and Fixed Radio Transmitters and Receivers, 27. 41 to 960 MHz (220 - 220 MHz revision) (April 2006) • RSS-119 (Issue 8) - Land Mobile and Fixed Radio Transmitters and Receivers, 27. 41 to 960 MHz (Gazette on Sept 16, 2006) Ready to Publish: • RSS-GEN (Issue 2) – General Requirements for Equipment Certification • RSP-100 (Issue 9) - Radio Equipment Certification Procedure • RSS-130 (Issue 2) – Digital Cordless Telephones In the Band 944 to 948. 5 MHz (to be withdrawn) (January 1993) • RSS-210 (Issue 7) – Low Power, Licence-Exempt Devices (Category I) • RSS-212 (Issue 1) - Test Facilities and Test Methods for Radio Equipment (to be withdrawn) (Feb 1999, Provisional) • RSS-310 (Issue 2) - Low-power Licence-exempt Radiocommunication Devices (All Frequency Bands): Category II Equipment • RSS-187 (Issue 4)/ RSS-287 (Issue 1) - EPIRBs, ELTs, PLBs, MSL 2

Current Activities (2) Revisions and New RSSs in progress: • RSS-142 (Issue 3) – Narrowband Multipoint Communication Systems in the 1427 -1430 MHz and 1493. 5 -1496. 5 (Issue 2 - August 2002, Provisional) – • RSS-194 (Issue 1 - New)- Fixed Wireless Access Systems in the Band 953 -960 MHz – • Waiting for decision from RABC (WG or email correspondence) RSS-119 (Issue 9) - Land Mobile and Fixed Radio Transmitters and Receivers Operating in the Frequency Range 27. 41 -960 MHz (Jan 2007) – Freq stability issue and clarification of the measurement method (To be circulated) Future work: • RSS-170 (Issue 1, Rev. 1) – Satellite Mobile Earth Stations – • RSS-191 (Issue 2, Provisional), - Local Multipoint Communication Systems in the 28 GHz Band; Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint Broadband Communication Systems in the 24 GHz and 38 GHz Bands (August 2002) – • To clarify the unwanted emission mask (To be circulated) RSS-210 (Issue 7) – Low Power, Licence-Exempt Devices (Category I) – • In discussion with RABC RSS-192 (Issue 2) – Fixed Wireless Access Equipment Operating in the band 3450 -3650 MHz – • Revisit to be in line with international standard Annex 2 (A 2. 8) 88 -108 MHz Issue (Field strength limits) RSS-243 (Issue 2) - Active Medical Implants Operating in the 402 -405 MHz Band (November 2005) – To address (401 -402 MHz and 405 -406 MHz) Bands. 3

Current Activities (3) Future work (cont’d): • RSS-102 (Issue 2) - Radio Frequency Exposure Compliance of Radiocommunication Apparatus (All Frequency Bands) (November 2005) – • Base Station issues. RSS-136 (Issue 5) RSS-236 (Issue 1) - Land Mobile Station Radiotelephone Transmitters and Receivers Operating in the 26. 960 - 27. 410 MHz General Radio Service Band (Oct 2002) – Revisit the limits for the unwanted receiver emission. • RSS-138 (Issue 1) RSS-238 (Issue 1) - Commercial Shipborne Radar in the 2900 -3100 MHz, 5470 -5650 MHz and 9225 -9500 MHz Bands (Feb 2004) • RSS-182 (Issue 4) RSS-282 (Issue 1) – Maritime Radio Transmitters and Receivers in the Band 156 -162. 5 MHz (Sept 2003) On Hold: • RSS-193 (Issue 1) - Multipoint and Point-to-Point Communication Systems (MCS) in the Fixed Service Operating in the 2150 -2160 MHz, 2500 -2596 MHz and 2686 -2690 MHz – • RSS-? ? ? - 3650 -3700 MHz Wireless Broadband Services to reflect new proposed spectrum in DGTP-00606 – • Pending until final decision on the band plan. We are monitoring the Policy Consultation Paper for the development of this standard. RSS-181 (Issue 1) - Coast and Ship Station Single Sideband Radiotelephone Transmitters and Receivers Operating in the 1, 605 - 28, 000 k. Hz Band ((Amendment - July 31, 1987) Issue 1, April 1, 1971) (To be on 4 hold – no interest)

Update on ICES Recently Published: (Since February 2006) ICES-001 (Issue 4), Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) Radio Frequency Generators (June 2006) – Has been revised to incorporate by reference CAN/CSA-CEI/CIE CISPR 11: 04 as the new referenced standard for limits and method of measurement of radio noise emissions from ISM equipment Ready to publish: ICES-002 (Issue 3) Spark Ignition Systems of Vehicles and Other Devices Equipped with Internal Combustion Engines (March 1998) – will be revised to incorporate by reference CSA adoption of CISPR 12, 5 th edition as the new referenced standard for limits and method of measurement of radio noise emissions from spark ignition systems with Canadian deviations. (Editorial Office) ICES-005 (Issue 1) Radio Frequency Lighting Devices (Nov, 1998) – Has been revised to harmonize conducted noise limits with those of the FCC (Editorial Office) Revisions in progress: N/A 5

Update on ICES Future work: ICES-007 (New) (BPL Equipment) (? ? ? ) – New standard to address BPL equipment specifications. ICES-008 (New) (BPL Systems) (? ? ? ) – New standard to address the deployment of BPL system and coordination. No action required: ICES-003 (Issue 4) (Digital Apparatus) (Feb 2004) – The Department is awaiting the publication of CISPR 22, 5 th edition and its adoption by CSA postpone their adoption for one year (decision fall 2007). ICES-004 (Issue 3) Alternating Current High Voltage Power Systems (December 2001) – Minor correction made in the French version. ICES-006 (Issue 1) AC Wire Carrier Current Devices (Unintentional Radiators) (August 2001) 6