Bureau Veritas ADT is accredited the RCT test case Validation qualification in WFDVL scope

Bureau Veritas ADT announced that it is granted the RCT test case Validation qualification in the WiMAX Forum Designated Validation Lab (WFDVL) scope.

In order to assist WiMAX Forum Certification Working Group (CWG) in accelerating the process of teat case Validation and providing more professional services to customers, Bureau Veritas ADT submitted the application to CWG to extend the Validation qualification for RCT test case. After verification and vote, our application was approved by WiMAX Forum CWG Executive Committee.

Bureau Veritas ADT has been providing Protocol Conformance Test (PCT) test case Validation since October 2008. After expanding, our Validation scope now includes PCT and Radio Conformance Test (RCT).

In the filed of WiMAX Forum Certification Testing, Bureau Veritas ADT possesses the most complete qualifications. Except for being the WiMAX Forum Designated Certification Lab (WFDCL), we are also continuously accredited for WiMAX Forum Designated Validation Laboratory (WFDVL) and WiMAX Certification Body (WCB) in 2008. Read More

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Bureau Veritas ADT has been qualified and approved to perform 802.11n final certification test by Wi-Fi Alliance

Wi-Fi Alliance already qualified and approved Bureau Veritas ADT laboratory’s test capability of 11n final. We are now starting to provide Wi-Fi Alliance 802.11n final certification service.

Members can choose to certify against either the approved 802.11n test bed or the 802.11n draft 2.0 test bed during this period. The members should also be aware that this transition period will be expired from 29th December 2009.

The followings are the 11n final newly added testing features:

‧STBC – Optional
Test of device’s ability of enabling STBC to reduce PER in HT mode when operates in 1x1, 2x2 or 3x3

‧Transmitter A-MPDU Aggregation - Optional
Test the ability of transmitting A-MPDU from AP and STA.

‧20/40 MHz Coexistence in 2.4GHz band - Optional in 2.4GHz
Test the ability of combining two adjacent 20 MHz channels into one 40 MHz channel in 2.4GHz band.

‧3 Spatial Streams - Optional
Test of 11n devices’ ability which can deliver 3 x 3 capabilities with 3 transmitters and 3 receivers to increase the raw data rate.

‧ Disallow TKIP with HT Rate - Mandatory
Ensure that the Device does not use HT rates when using TKIP as the encryption cypher.

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Essential Reminder: WiMAX Forum released CRSL MR 8 in the beginning of Nov 2009

WiMAX Forum released CRSL (Certification Requirement Status List) MR (Major Release) 8 on 1st November as per regular update schedule. The MR 7 will be terminated on 15th December 2009. Vendors which are doing testing now should seize the time to finish the certification in time. If you are willing to apply certification under MR 8, you can move your steps forward now. WiMAX Forum CWG is developing a CRSL Database, and several members reviewing the beta site as it is developed. The database is targeted to launch in mid Dec 2009.

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Electromagnetic

Essential Reminder: Updated Information of DFS certification issue by FCC

As for holding up the approval of any DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection) master Certification, Federal Communication Committee (FCC) published the interim plans on 5th October 2009.

FCC announced few months ago that NTIA is currently investigating interference with UNII Master Devices, so the FCC has currently halted issuing new Certifications of Master devices until further notice.

Recently, FCC published the interim plans. In the interim, the Commission will allow certification of wireless master devices with radar detection function and with DFS capability, if they meet the following conditions:

‧Devices are intended for indoor operations only;

‧Devices will not permit operations on channels which overlap the 5600 - 5650 MHz band;

‧Devices meet all the other requirements specified in Section 15.407 and no configuration controls are provided to change the frequency of operations outside the grant of certification for US operation.

More details about the interim plan published by FCC, please see: KDB# 443999

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Green

14th Meeting: EuP Consultation Forum to discuss computers and non-professional electronic displays

The European Commission (EC) has announced that the fourteenth meeting of the Eco-design of Energy-using Products Framework Directive (the EuP Directive) Consultation Forum took place on Friday 9th October in Brussels to discuss proposals on eco-design requirements for computers and non-professional electronic displays.

Please see below link as reference:

Lot 3 Computer: (Working Document on Ecodesign Requirements) see here

Non-Professional Electronic Displays: (Working Document on Ecodesign Requirements) see here

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Proposed Amendments to California Appliance Efficiency (Television) Regulations

The California Energy Commission (CEC) proposes to amend its Appliance Efficiency Regulations for televisions.

Two tiers of efficiency regulations have been proposed:

‧The first tier, effective on January 1, 2011, would require that television sets of 1,400 square inches or less, use fewer than 0.20* Screen Area (in2) + 32 watts of energy while in the On or Active mode. The overall energy savings for California is estimated to be 4.8 billion dollars over the ten years following the effective date of the standard.

‧The second tier, effective on January 1, 2013, would require that television sets of 1,400 square inches or less, use fewer than 0.12* Screen Area (in2) + 25. The overall additional energy savings for California is estimated to be $3,339 million over the ten years following the effective date of the standard.

The CEC held a public hearing to receive public comment on the proposed rgulations on October 13, 2009 and will hold a second public hearing on November 4, 2009.

To view the proposed regulation, please see here

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