Update on Industry Canadas Standards Activities RABC Ottawa
Update on Industry Canada’s Standards Activities RABC- Ottawa, ON June 18, 2012 Hughes Nappert Manager, Regulatory Standards Industry Canada
RSS Update Published or rescinded in 2012 RSS-111 (Issue 4) – Broadband Public Safety Equipment Operating in the Band 4940 -4990 MHz RSS-182 (Issue 5) Maritime Radio Transmitters and Receivers in the Band 156 -162. 5 MHz RSS-288 (Issue 1) Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Rescinded RSS-193 - Multipoint and Point-to-Point Communication Systems (MCS) in the Fixed Service Operating in the 2150 -2160 MHz, 2500 -2596 MHz and 2686 -2690 MHz Bands Notice 2012 -DRS 0126: Regulatory Standards Notice – Changes to RSSGen Issue 3 and RSS-310 Issue 3 - Receiver only 2
RSS Current Activities (2) RSS – Completed RABC Discussion §RSS-132 Issue 3 - Cellular Telephones Employing New Technologies Operating in the Bands 824 -849 MHz and 869 -894 MHz – -Revise the unwanted emission mask to harmonize with FCC – -Harmonize the requirements with other RSS for LTE technology – -Sent to RABC for discussion §RSS-133 Issue 6 – 2 GHz Personal Communication Services – -Revise the unwanted emission mask to harmonize with FCC – -Harmonize the requirements with other RSS for LTE technology – -Sent to RABC for discussion § RSS-195 (Issue 2) Wireless Communications Service Equipment Operating in the Bands 2305 -2320 MHz and 2345 -2360 MHz - Further review may be required pending new rules from FCC § RSS-220 (Issue 2) – Device using Ultra-wideband (UWB) Technology - RABC consultation completed - Consultation paper to be published 3
RSS Current Activities (3) RSS – Completed RABC Discussion (continue) § RSS-236 (Issue 1) - Land Mobile Station Radiotelephone Transmitters and Receivers Operating in the 26. 960 -27. 410 MHz General Radio Service Band To replace RSS-136 Reformatted with new standard format §ICES-003 (Issue 5) Digital Apparatus Adopted CSA CISPR 22 -10 Adopted ANSI C 63. 4 Withdraw of EMCAB-3 Proposed Withdrawals – For RABC Discussion § RSS-129 – 800 MHz Dual Mode CDMA Cellular Telephone § Outdated technology 4
RSS Current Activities (4) Revisions in progress: § RSS-Gen General Requirements and Information for the Certification of Radio Apparatus (Notice on receivers released in January 2012) § RSS-102 (Issue 5) - Radio Frequency Exposure Compliance of Radiocommunication Apparatus (All Frequency Bands) - To revise exemption power thresholds §RSS-119 Issue 12 – Radio Transmitters and Receivers Operating in the Land Mobile and Fixed Service in the Frequency Range 27. 41 -960 MHz – Include emission mask for 6. 25 k. Hz channel spacing equipment in the 800 MHz band – Review the transmitter power to harmonize with the limits from SRSP §RSS-131 issue 3 - Zone Enhancers for the Land Mobile Service – Revise measurement methods – Update requirements with a view to harmonize with FCC 5
RSS Current Activities (5) Revisions in progress: • RSS-199 (Issue 2) Broadband Radio Service (BRS) Equipment Operating in the band 2500 -2690 MHz -Update the unwanted emission mask -Sent to RABC for discussion • RSS-213 - 2 GHz Licence-exempt Personal Communications Service Devices (LEPCS) - Update measurement methods • RSS-238 (Issue 1) -Commercial Shipborne Radar in the 2900 -3100 MHz, 5470 -5650 MHz and 9225 -9500 MHz Bands - To replace RSS-138 - To apply to all commercial shipborne radar regardless of its power 6
RSS Current Activities (6) New Standard in Development: RSS-244 Issue 1 – Medical Devices Operating in the 413 -457 MHz Frequency Band – The requirements are harmonize with FCC – Sent to the RABC for consultation (May 2012) RSS-1 yy Issue 1 – Mobile Broadband Service (MBS) equipment Operating in the 700 MHz Band – The requirements are harmonize with FCC – Currently under internal discussion RSS-xxx – Medical Body Area Network (2360 -2400 MHz) – Currently under internal discussion RSS-2 xx – TV White Space Devices – Currently under internal discussion 7
Update on ICES (1) Revisions in progress § ICES-001 (Issue 5) ISM Radio Frequency Generator – Canadian Standards Association (CSA) adopted CISPR 11 Edition 4 Amend 1 and Amend 2 - reference publication. – Removal of the phrase: “These limits do not apply to ISM radio frequency generators while being tested for compliance with this standard. ” ICES-002 (Issue 6) Spark Ignition Systems of Vehicles and Other Devices Quipped with Internal Combustion Engines – Reviewing CSA adoption of CISPR 12 Edition 6. 1 8
Update on ICES (2) Future Work § ICES-004 (Issue 4) Alternating Current High Voltage Power System – reviewing CISPR 16 series standards at the CSA level § ICES-005 (Issue 4) Radio Frequency Lighting Devices – reviewing CISPR 16 series standards at the CSA level – We are monitoring the possible inclusion of LED luminaries in CISPR 15 – ICES – 005, FCC Part 18 and CISPR 15 are not harmonized in term of applicable limits. – In CISPR 15, the method of measurements and limits are oriented on the type of RF lighting apparatus in contrast to ICES-005 where they are oriented on the class (A or B) of equipment. § ICES-006 (Issue 3) AC Wire Carrier Current Devices (Unintentional Radiators) – updating based on comments received 9
Human Exposure to Non-Ionizing Radiation – Report on Standardization § IEEE 1528 -201 x (draft) Recommended Practice for Determining the Peak Spatial. Average Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) in the Human Head from Wireless Communications Devices: Measurement Techniques - Includes procedure for 3 GHz to 6 GHz, test reductions, fast procedures, method for testing Multi. Transmitter devices - PHASE: Ballot in July, 2011 (92% approval with 550 comments received) Recirculation scheduled in June, 2012 § IEC 62209 -1 Ed. 1 (2005 -02) Human exposure to radio frequency fields from hand -held and body-mounted wireless communication devices - Human models, instrumentation, and procedures - Part 1: Procedure to determine the specific absorption rate (SAR) for hand-held devices used in close proximity to the ear (frequency range of 300 MHz to 3 GHz) - Issue related to hand effect on head SAR (investigation underway with measurements and simulations) - MAINTENANCE PHASE – CDV Rejected in Jan, 2012 § IEC 62209 -2 Ed. 1: Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Fields from Handheld and Body-Mounted Wireless Communication Devices - Human models, Instrumentation, and Procedures Part 2: Procedure to determine the specific absorption rate (SAR) for mobile wireless communication devices used in close proximity to the human body (frequency range of 30 MHz to 6 GHz) - Issue related to body worn devices (compliance distance) - MAINTENANCE PHASE - started in Dec 2010 10
Case Study: Measurements of Radio Frequency Exposure from Wi-Fi Devices Industry Canada found that the aggregated RF exposure levels from 2 Wi -Fi access points and 24 Wi-Fi enabled devices (laptops) were well below Health Canada’s SC 6 limits for uncontrolled environments at this indoor location (515 times below SC 6 limits). The Wi-Fi access points selected for this study were operating at higher power compared with most of the Wi-Fi devices currently available on the Canadian market. The report is available at the following link: http: //www. ic. gc. ca/eic/site/smt -gst. nsf/eng/sf 10383. html#s 24 11
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