FWIW, some components that are sold specifically into the telecom environment *could* have *some* of the testing done on them, but such component manufacturers do little or nothing toward 'certification.' Some do more than others; it's a tricky affair.
For some components, there's not a lot of value in certification, per se, because much depends on the how integration is accomplished. For other components, especially protection components, a lot of pretesting is done at the component level, but there are still no guaranteees they will work in a given design, without careful coordination. For component manufacturers that are not specifically targetting the telecom market, it's highly unlikely you'll find satisfaction. Beware the specter of 'designed to meet.' Peter Tarver, PE ptar...@ieee.org - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to emc-p...@ieee.org Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas emcp...@ptcnh.net Mike Cantwell mcantw...@ieee.org For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org David Heald: emc-p...@daveheald.com All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
