May 13, 2005 TCB Workshop May 2005 1

TCB Accreditation ReviewTCB Accreditation Review

William HurstChief, Technical Research Branch

Federal Communications CommissionOffice of Engineering and Technology

Laboratory Division

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ISO/IEC Guide 65 ISO/IEC Guide 65 AccreditationAccreditation

TCB Post-market Surveillance– Based on type testing of a few samples of the

total number of product types that the TCB has certified.

– General: 2 percent for a given year– Handset RF Exposure: 1 percent for a given year

Training of TCB Certification Personnel– Basic EMC Training– General RF Exposure Training– Part 22H/24E Handset RF Exposure

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Acceptance of Test DataAcceptance of Test Data

“A TCB shall accept test data from any source, subject to the requirement in ISO/IEC Guide 65, and shall not unnecessarily repeat tests.” (2.962(f)(2)) – TCB shall review the test data and must be

confident that the product complies.– TCB is required to maintain oversight of testing.– Test Lab that is 17025 accredited should not

require additional review by TCB.– TCB shall provide a well documented procedure

for review during the Guide 65 assessment.– It is not sufficient to say that FCC has accepted

test data from a lab.

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ISO/IEC 17025 ISO/IEC 17025 AccreditationAccreditation

17025 Scope of accreditation– ANSI-ACP-PR-044

Transition period for new procedures or methods– One year for new or revised methods

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TCB Scope of TCB Scope of AccreditationAccreditation

TCB Scope A1– 47 CFR Parts 11, 15 and 18– FCC MP-5– ANSI C63.4-2003

TCB Scope A2– 47 CFR Part 15– FCC KDB Publication No. 200443, Millimeter Wave

Test Procedures– ANSI C63.4-2003

TCB Scope A3– 47 CFR Part 15– ANSI C63.17-1998– ANSI C63.4-2003

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TCB Scope of TCB Scope of AccreditationAccreditation

TCB Scope A4– 47 CFR Part 15– ANSI C63.4-2003– FCC Public Notice, DA 00-705, March 30, 2000,

Filing and Measurement Guidelines for Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum Systems

– FCC Public Notice, DA 02-2138, August 30, 2002, Measurement guidelines for U-NII Devices

– FCC KDB Publication, 558074, March 23, 2005, New Guidance on Measurement for Digital Transmission Systems in Section 15.247

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TCB Scope of TCB Scope of AccreditationAccreditation

TCB Scope B1– 47 CFR Parts 22, 24, 25, and 27 – ANSI/TIA/EIA-603-B (2002)

TCB Scope B2– 47 CFR Parts 22, 74, 90, 95, and 97– ANSI/TIA/EIA-603-B (2002)

TCB Scope B3– 47 CFR Parts 80 and 87– ANSI/TIA/EIA-603-B (2002)

TCB Scope B4– 47 CFR 21, 74, and 101– ANSI/TIA/EIA-603-B (2002)

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TCB Scope of TCB Scope of AccreditationAccreditation

TCB Scope C– 47 CFR Part 68– TIA-968-A (January 15, 2003), including

the following amendments:• TIA-968-A-1 (September 2, 2003)• TIA-968-A-2 (March 7, 2004)

– T1.TRQ.6– TIA/EIA TSB-31-B