Update on Industry Canadas Standards Activities RABC Ottawa
Update on Industry Canada’s Standards Activities RABC- Ottawa, On December 08, 2011 Hughes Nappert Manager, Regulatory Standards Industry Canada
RSS Update Published in 2011 § RSS-123 (Issue 2) – Licensed Low-Power Radio Apparatus § Published February 2011 § RSS-170 (Issue 2) – Mobile Earth Stations and Ancillary Terrestrial Component Equipment Operating in the Mobile-Satellite Service Bands § Published March 2011 § RSS-119 (Issue 11) – Land Mobile and Fixed Equipment Operating in the 30960 MHz Range § Published June 2011 Soon to be Published § RSS-111 (Issue 4) – Broadband Public Safety Equipment Operating in the Band 4940 -4990 MHz § RSS-288 (Issue 1) Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) ØReplaces RSS-188 § RSS-182 (Issue 5) Maritime Radio Transmitters and Receivers in the Band 156 -162. 5 MHz 2
RSS Current Activities (2) RSS – Completed RABC 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 Ultrawideband (UWB) Technology § RABC consultation completed 3
RSS Current Activities (3) Proposed Withdrawals – For RABC Discussion § RSS-129 – 800 MHz Dual Mode CDMA Cellular Telephone § Outdated technology § RSS-193 – Multipoint and Point-to-Point Communication Systems (MCS) in the Fixed Service Operating in the 2150 -2160 MHz, 25002596 MHz and 2686 -2690 MHz Bands § Service no longer offered 4
RSS Current Activities (4) Revisions in progress: § RSP-100 (Issue 10) - Radio Equipment Certification Procedure – [Full revision] To revise completely RSS-102 (Issue 5) - Radio Frequency Exposure Compliance of Radiocommunication Apparatus (All Frequency Bands) – To revise exemption power thresholds § RSS-131 (Issue 3) - Zone Enhancers for the Land Mobile Service To address measurement methods To review requirements with a view to harmonize with FCC rules. § RSS 132 (Issue 3) – Cellular Telephones Employing New Technologies Operating in the Bands 824 -849 MHz and 869 -894 MHz To review the unwanted emission mask with a view to harmonize with other RSS requirements for LTE technology § RSS 133 (Issue 5) – 2 GHz Personal Communications Services To review the unwanted emission mask with a view to harmonize with other RSS requirements for LTE technology RSS-236 (Issue 1) - Land Mobile Station Radiotelephone Transmitters and Receivers Operating in the 26. 960 -27. 410 MHz General Radio Service Band To replaces RSS-136 [To review requirements with a view to harmonize with FCC rules. ] 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 shipborne radar regardless of its power 5
Update on ICES (1) Revisions in progress § ICES-001 (Issue 5) ISM Radio Frequency Generator – Reviewing CSA adoption of CISPR 11 Edition 4 § 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 § ICES-003 (Issue 5) Digital Apparatus – Already sent to RABC for discussion 6
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 § ICES-006 (Issue 3) AC Wire Carrier Current Devices (Unintentional Radiators) – updating based on comments received 7
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 between January to March, 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 received by National Committees (comments due at IEC in Jan, 12) § 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 8
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