Issue No. 012 | June 25th, 2008

  Bureau Veritas ADT WiMAX Certification Testing Service Timeline

Item
Profiles
Service Timeline
WiMAX Forum 16e 3A 2.5GHz May 2008
WiMAX Forum 16d 3.5GHz TDD mode March 2008
M-Taiwan N/C April 7th, 2008
Regulatory FCC, IC, CE, NCC, worldwide 2005
WiMAX Certification FAQ (release 1)
Certification Application
Q1 How can I apply for a WiMAX Forum Certification?
A1 WiMAX Forum developed an integrated application system called WiMAXCert Tool. All WiMAX Forum Certification projects have to be applied through this website.

Q2 How to reach WiMAXCert Tool?
A2 1. Login WiMAX Forum Member website
2. Roll down to the bottom of the "Member Home" page. There is a column named "Certification Resource", and click the link named "WiMAX Forum Certification Program and labs".
3. You can find and click a blue tab named "Click her to access WiMAXCert" to reach WiMAXCert Tool.

Q3 How can I get a WiMAXCert account?
A3 If you are a principle member, you can get an account through WiMAX Forum Website. Please remember one Principle Member Company can have 2 WiMAXCert accounts only.
If you are not a principle member, you are not authorized to use WiMAXCert and apply Certification Testing.

Q4 How can I apply for being a principle member?
A4 The criteria are on the WiMAX Forum website (http://www.wimaxforum.org/kmembership_info/company_membership_types/). You can apply the membership through the website.

Q5 What documents we will meet after registering on WiMAXCert?
A5 You will get a copy of Laboratory Standard Terms and Conditions and an NDA. Both of them are the attachments behind Certification Testing Agreement that signed between WiMAX Forum and Bureau Veritas ADT. Laboratory Standard Terms and Conditions is just the information for you, and you don't have to sign. All you need to sign is 2 copies of NDA and send one of signed copy back.

Q6 Which level of position should sign the Laboratory Standard Terms and Conditions with NDA?
A6 The person signing the NDA needs to be somebody within the company that has been assigned the responsibility to do so within the company. There is no special requirement from the WiMAX Forum so far.

Q7 What agreement I have to sign before I get a certificate?
A7 Declaration of Conformity and Certification Mark License Agreement should be signed before vender gets the WiMAX certificate.

Q8 I am an ODM/OEM. I and our customer are both principle members. May I apply the certification test of their product on behalf of my customer?
A8 According to the current policy, the owner of the product shall be the only one that can apply for certification for such product.

Q9 Shall we not list our certified products on WiMAX Forum website?
A9 To list your product on WiMAX Forum website needs your approval. WiMAX Forum allows each vendor lists their certified product after the approved date that the vendor agrees.

Logo Fee
Q1 I am an ODM. If I want to assemble the Certified WiMAX module that has been sold and assembled on first module to the first product on second end product and want sell it to second Company without changing any part of WiMAX module, should we apply for a certification and pay the logo fee again?
A1 According to the WiMAX Forum's reply, the Certification Logo Fee is needed for different series of product family. It means the second end product should be applied for a certification and paid the logo fee.

Q2 Whom I should paid Logo Fee?
A2 Please wire Logo Fee to Bureau Veritas ADT, and we will forward it to WiMAX Forum.

Testing
Q1 How do I know the test plan?
A1 The test plan will be generated automatically for WiMAXCert after you complete PICS, PIXIT and UUT.
If you have any question about test plan, WCB will help you.

Q2 How can I see the test report?
A2 The test report will be generated from WiMAXCert tool when the certification is finished. Vender can visit WiMAXCert to download the test report. The function will be available shortly.
At this moment, we will provide the electronic copy to you after completing whole certification test.

Q3 Do I have time to set up our equipments before doing PCT, RCT, IOT¡Ketc?
A3 Sure, you will have enough time to set up the equipment before starting each of test cases.
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