Well put. This has been our experience. Regards, Naftali Shani, Nortel Networks, Dept. 0S45, MS 117/C1/M05 21 Richardson Side Road, Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2K 2C1 Voice +1.613.765.2505 (ESN 395) Fax +1.613.763.8091 (ESN 393) E-mail: nsh...@nortelnetworks.com <mailto:nsh...@nortelnetworks.com> or n...@ieee.org <mailto:n...@ieee.org>
-----Original Message----- From: Ed Nakauchi [SMTP:e...@garwoodtestlabs.com] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 12:42 PM To: emc-pstc Subject: Fw: NRTL(Bell Atlantic) Pre-Approval To All: Posted for Jason Armstrong of Garwood Laboratories, Inc. by Ed Nakauchi e...@garwoodtestlabs.com <mailto:e...@garwoodtestlabs.com> -----Original Message----- From: Jason < jas...@garwoodtestlabs.com <mailto:jas...@garwoodtestlabs.com> > To: Ed Nakauchi < e...@garwoodtestlabs.com <mailto:e...@garwoodtestlabs.com> > Date: Friday, March 17, 2000 9:21 AM Subject: NRTL(Bell Atlantic) Pre-Approval Gentlemen, Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jason Armstrong. I am the General Manager at Garwood Laboratories, in Placentia Ca. We are an independent test lab that has been gearing up for NEBS testing for the past several months. Between our two facilities we are able to perform the EMC/Surge, safety & physical protection all under one company. I have had many conversations with Chuck Graff at Bell Atlantic in regards to the "alternate test facilites" statement in their latest checklist revision. The word alternate refers more to in-house or the mfg's test facilities and not to an independent test lab. They have that statement in there for equipment that is either too large or not practical to be tested outside of the mfg's plant due to it's deployment configuration. If you read para 3.1.1 of Bells checklist, you'll see that Bell Atlantic does not certify or "approve" testing facilities. What DLS has obtained is a letter of recognition and not an approval. I know it sounds like a play on words, but Chuck at Bell Atlantic as well as the other RBOC's are very touchy about the wording. This "recognition" is something that we are currently striving towards as well. I'm not sure how DLS went about obtaining this, but I have been informed by Bell South, Bell Atlantic & US West that if we provide a sample of a NEBS test report that meets with their acceptance, and we are accredited by a recognized orginazation, like NAVLAP or A2LA, then we will also be "recognized" by them to perform the NEBS requirements. I hope this helps. Jason Armstrong General Manager Garwood Laboratories, Inc. jas...@garwoodtestlabs.com <mailto:jas...@garwoodtestlabs.com>