I read in !emc-pstc that Pettit, Ghery <ghery.pet...@intel.com> wrote
(in <d9223eb959a5d511a98f00508b68c20c12516...@orsmsx108.jf.intel.com>)
about 'Performance Criterion' on Thu, 24 Apr 2003:

>    During the test, degradation of performance is allowed.  However, no
change 
>    of operating state or stored data is allowed to persist after the test.
>

Yes, well, as is unfortunately far too common, a CISPR text has been
written and accepted with mind not engaged. 

A product could be failed under that provision if recovery was delayed
by 1 NANOSECOND! In other words, what time period is implied by the word
'persist'? We have to guess.
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