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TSB-129-A
6. TELECOM TERMINAL EQUIPMENT TESTING AND REPORT
GENERATION
This section is applicable to both SDoC approval and TCB certification.
6.1 Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Test Requirements
As part of the approval process, FCC rules require that responsible parties make
measurements of their terminal equipment or take other necessary steps to ensure it
complies with FCC Part 68 and the ACTA-specified telecommunications terminal equipment
technical criteria (see FCC rules in Sections 68.102, 68.201, and 68.320(a)). To obtain
copies of these technical criteria, contact the ACTA or download the technical criteria from
their Web site:<http://www.part68.org>
6.2 Test Laboratory Requirements
Test laboratories contracted to test terminal equipment for compliance with the TTE
technical criteria need not be accredited. However, responsible parties should always use
competent test labs. Specifically, test labs should be:
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Knowledgeable and experienced with Part 68 and TIA/EIA/IS-968 requirements.
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Knowledgeable with Rationale and Measurement Guidelines and terminal equipment
testing methodology in TIA/EIA/TSB-31B. TSB-31B is a useful reference for TTE
test methodologies (see miscellaneous reference list, paragraph 2.3).
Additional credentials, such as NVLAP, A2LA, or ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, may also
prove useful in assessing the competency of a test laboratory.
Furthermore, the Responsible Party must obtain a description of the measurement facilities
and the test plan employed by the test lab, and retain this information on file for future
reference (see FCC rules in Section 68.346). The ACTA may require that certain information
be included in this description. A copy of this description should be filed with the first
submission to the ACTA. If this description changes it should be filed with the next
submission to the ACTA (see below).
6.3 Test Procedures
Under the TCB certification approach, TCBs must satisfy certain requirements under the
TCB Program and maintain an updated copy of the procedures used to test TTE for
conformance to the TTE technical criteria. This requirement applies whether the TCB does
the testing itself or relies on results provided by a manufacturer or an independent
laboratory.
Under the SDoC method, the Responsible Party must ensure a copy of the procedures used
to test TTE for conformance to the technical criteria is on file with the ACTA. This
requirement applies whether the Responsible Party does the testing itself or relies on results
provided by an independent laboratory. The ACTA will consider these procedures
confidential and will not disclose them except in cases of legal compulsion or in support of
an FCC regulatory enforcement action.
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