Group,
Not directly an EMC or Safety position but in this position you will work with
all of engineering including Compliance.
Please forward all emails to me directly. No phone calls please.
Regards,
Jeffrey Collins
Sr. HW Engineering Manager
Corporate Compliance & Homologation
CIENA
Rich,
You will definitely run into some nuances when deploying your products into
India. While on the surface it may appear the regulations are straight
forward, however when actually communicating with the authorities you will
begin to uncover the bureaucracy and will be at a distinct disadvanta
> Group,
>
> I'm looking for your opinion on telecommunication requirements for the
following countries. Specifically, this is in reference to the following types
of telecom gear: " -48VDC, No PSTN connection, normally found in Central
Office locations"
> As this information seems to be vague or
Group,
What is your take on homologating non- PSTN telecom gear into Korea.
While we are aware testing is normally required to transpire in Korea:
* What tests are required - EMC, Immunity, Safety, NAL .( Network Access
License)
* I've heard there is a lab in Canada and a lab in Southern CA. th
All,
We have taken the waiver to this requirement by using shielded cables that
were grounded on both ends. Since it is common for carriers to float
one end of their grounds we are planning to perform this test on our telecom
ports. Looking at the levels of the surge in table 4-4, I'm not confide
Group,
Are you aware of any changes in Brazil telecom requirements effective in
August of 2003, that will require: "Conducted Emissions on the Telecom
ports" ? I'm currently using Res. 237 Nov 2002 for Cat-3 Equipment. ( EMC
emissions and Conducted emissions on the Pwr Line)
Also, can anyone recom
Rich,
What kind of equipment does your company design? I've used and found SEMI S2
as an excellent design guideline for many applications including harsh
chemicals. In addition to SEMI S2, there are several other design guidelines
they've published that cover many topics. SEMI was developed speci
Group,
Any info /comments on how this will affect MII approvals in the short term
/long term? We've anticipated this change for quite sometime now and
believed MII would be disbanded and a new organization under the State
Information Committee would emerge.
See link attached below for the enti
Group,
Does anyone have any recent updates on the following countries legislation
to accept the CE mark?
If/when this is complete, will the CE mark have equal weight as their
national mark?
* Bulgaria
* Czech Republic
* Hungary
* Romania
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Poland
* Turkey
Thank
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Group,
Can you recommend a company or individual who is competent ( and reasonable
$$$ ) in translating technical documents from Mandarin Chinese into English.
I'm also seeking someone capable of translating technical documents from
English to Portuguese or Mandarin Chinese to Portuguese.
Prefera
Hi Group,
Does anyone have any current information on telecom requirements in
Switzerland? Mine is a little out dated.
Specifically I'm looking into:
* CO gear requirements
* Network Access permits or licenses
* Networking gear requirements with residential line access
On a side note: Does an
Group,
We have a customer that has 25A of current flowing on their main isle ground
in their CO which will connect to our systems chassis ground.
Now I'll wait a minute to allow you to time to pick your jaw up off the
floor. :o) We're all in agreement that this is not a normal environment but
th
Group,
I'm looking for a new/used "Walk-in" Temp / Humidity chamber that can
perform in the ranges of the operational temp/humidity testing under GR-63
Core. ( Section 4.1.2) Ideally, this chamber should also be able
to perform in the ranges of the GR-63 storage temp tests. ( 4.1.1) Th
Group,
For those of you that attended the NEBS conference, I brought this topic up
and was not able to get clear direction from the expert panel.
My concern is, several of the RBOC's are deploying raised floors in their
CO's. It appears there is not a consensus amongst them on the design
of thei
Hi Group,
Can anyone confirm that the latest revision of the SBC Power Grounding,
Environmental and Physical Design Requirements is TP76200MP, May 2001.
Thanks in advance,
Jeffrey Collins
Sr. HW Engineering Manager
EMC/ NEBS/ Reliability/ Safety
CIENA Core Sw
Hello Group,
We are considering relocating our 3 meter EMC chamber. Can you:
* Recommend a company that is proficient at this and will work in the Bay
Area ( San Jose / San Francisco CA)
* Give estimated costs
* Share things to watch out for
* Things you would do different the next time.
Group,
Fact: You must be a Chinese registered company to sell telecom products in
China.
Question: Does a company need, to officially be a Chinese registered company
prior to submitting the application to MII? If so, when can they file the
application? Can you start testing your product at an MI
Hi Constantin,
I would also find this information helpful for future reference.
Could you fax this over to me also?
Thanks in advance,
Jeffrey Collins
Sr. HW Engineering Manager
EMC/ NEBS/ Safety/ Reliability
CIENA Core Switching Division
10480 Ridgeview Court, Cupertino, CA. 95014
(408) 366
Group,
And yet another laser question. How would one certify/classify Optical Gear
in "Europe Only" where the transceiver may very well be a class 1 laser, but
because you multiplex multiple channels before launching on the line coming
out of the CO, your aggregate power can be significantly high
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Nick,
What EN's did your product meet? EN 1010, EN60204 and EN292-1 & 2 are the
closest relevant spec's I've used which relate to SEMI S2. You may want to
look at the Machinery Directive, Low Voltage Directive and the EMAS
Voluntary Directive ( Environmental Management and Audit Scheme) for thei
Does Anyone know of a company that makes SW that tracks homologation
requirements by country?
Thanks,
Jeffrey Collins
Sr. HW Engineering Manager
EMC/ NEBS/ Safety/ Reliability
CIENA Core Switching Division
10480 Ridgeview Court, Cupertino, CA. 95014
(408) 366-4806, Fax (408) 366-4866
jcoll...
Group,
I happened to be flying on United Airlines this weekend and thought I'd run
this topic by a few pilots. (I got a chance to speak with 4 pilots
separately) The consensus from the UA pilots was:
* The stun guns have been thoroughly tested in the cockpit and had no effect
on the avionics sys
Hello Group,
There was a lot of good dialog recently regarding laser safety. Thanks to
all that participated
Questions:
Who enforces the FDA CDRH 1040.1 laser safety standards in the US?
How is it enforced?
What are the penalties for noncompliance?
Who enforces the IEC or EN 60825 la
Hello Group,
I am researching an issue with the BSMI standards regarding Information
Technology equipment.
Does anyone know how long the test data is valid before you can't submit it
to BSMI for certification? Be advised our test data was taken with the
appropriate limits, documentation and at a
I'm looking for a former colleague. His last known employment was Dynarc in
Sunnyvale CA. ( Our last contact was about 11 months ago )
If you know how to contact him please forward this to him.
Thanks,
Jeffrey Collins
Sr. HW Engineering Manager
EMC/ NEBS/ Safety/ Reliability
CIENA Core Switch
Hello Members,
Can anyone recommend a company, consultant, or other entity they have used
or are currently using to obtain MII Type approval for China?
Please briefly describe what qualities about this organization makes you
give them a positive recommendation.
Thanks in advance,
Jeffrey Collin
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So can you, when you work at CIENA
As the leader in intelligent optical networking, we're all about delivering
market leadership to our customers. We see ourselves as their partners. Our
advanced optical solutions slash the costs of
Group,
Has anyone had experiences with Type Approvals for telecom equipment in
China? I'm specifically looking for laws which spell out what type of
Telecom products require it and what types are exempt.
I received a request from our sales in China that the government agency for
telecom " Minist
Group,
Anyone familiar with Compliance requirements to deploy ITE into the Ivory
Coast? I've done some research and found that
France, Nigeria, China, Italy, and Germany in that order are their biggest
import partners.
With France leading the way I would assume that meeting the NF ( French
Norms
Group,
Anyone have experience or knowledge of gaining access into Taiwan for
experimental purposes to prove functionality or for laboratory trials?
We are looking for temporary access prior to completing BSMI approvals. My
previous experiences with Taiwan required proof of certification
to even g
Hi Group,
Is anyone familiar with CEPT T/TR02-03 ? It is supposed to be equivalent to
Bellcore Specification NEBS TR-NWT-63 (GR-63 Core)
Of course this is a customer request issue.
Thanks in advance & Happy Holidays !
Jeffrey Collins
Engineering Manager / Lead Engineer
EMC/ NEBS/ Prod
Group,
I've got two general questions regarding hazardous material:
1). Any experience with identifying materials defined as hazardous by the
EPA? (Is there a list somewhere??) My customer is interested in steps that
should be taken to:
* Avoid exposure
* Avoid injury
* Proper disposal of
Robert,
You are touching upon an issue that has become very important to Telco
manufactures and our customers. If you attended the NEBS conference in
Baltimore this year all of the RBOC panel members (Especially Verizon) are
extremely concerned with Thermal Management. I was recently faced with a
Here are the CE and CB scheme countries segregated by EFTA, EEA, EU
membership:
Jeffrey Collins
MTS, Principal Compliance Engineer
Ciena Core Switching Division
jcoll...@ciena.com
www.ciena.com
The following is a list of CB countries:
Austria
Australia
Belgium
Canada -
China
Czech R.
Denmark
first message below...
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> From: Collins, Jeffrey
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> Subject: UL Class 2 Flammability Ratings Correlation
>
> Group,
>
> Is anyone knowledgeable on how a UL Class 2 Flammab
Group,
Is anyone knowledgeable on how a UL Class 2 Flammability rating correlates
with a UL 94-V? or HB rating? I have seen the Class 2 flammability ratings
on air filters. I have a Telecom product that is being designed not only for
UL-1950 certification but will meet the Bellcore GR-63 flammab
Group,
GR-63 sections 4.1.3 & 5.1 do not give a definitive testing profile for
Altitude testing. If you have completed this test what profile did you use?
Is there a customer specification from an RBOC or CLEC that you found to be
definitive. It appears that by only addressing these sections yo
HiPot Experts,
There are several options/settings available when performing the HiPot test.
My recent experience shows significant variances in complying by using HiPot
testers that use Zero Crossing or Voltage Ramping, or by varying the voltage
ramp timing.
What is your experience / perception
Group,
Any experiences with getting Central Office Telecom equipment (ITE) into
Hong Kong and China?
CB Scheme to IEC 60950 should address product safety. What about EMC? Has
the Great Wall Mark (China's version of CE Mark) been implemented?
What about environmental management issues Who w
Group,
In addition to my NEBS GR-63 Transportation Vibration certification, I am
also handling meeting a Manufacturing Quality Engineering Spec called "ISTA
(International Safe Transit Association). Has anyone had any experience with
ISTA? Has anyone tried combining the most stringent requiremen
Group,
Can anyone confirm that the RBOC's, particularly Bell Atlantic has agreed to
accept EMC FCC data from non NRTL's?
If this is true please provide any documentation to support this. (You know
a customer is going to want to see it)
Thanks in advance,
Jeffrey Collins
MTS, Principal Compli
Group,
Are you using or can you recommend a reliable Comb generator in this
frequency range???
BTW: I will shortly need one that can go up to 50 GHz, but the 1-20 Gig is
my immediate need.
Thanks in advance,
Jeff Collins
MTS, Compliance Engineer
Ciena Core Switching Division
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This me
Group,
I will need to perform radiated emissions testing up to 50 GHz in the
February early March time frame. I am looking for a facility
in the Bay Area that can test to this requirement. Please pass on any one
(even if they are not in the bay area) that you can recommend that is
capable of tak
Does anyone have a phone number or email address for Mike King. I worked
with him some years ago when I was at Tandem Computers but I have lost his
number.
Thanks in advance,
Jeff Collins
Ciena CSD (Formerly Lightera Networks)
MTS, Compliance Engineering
jcoll...@ciena.com
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This mes
Group,
Any experience with UL1950 4.4.6 (Fire Enclosure Construction) "For Central
Office, RBOC's, Telecom equipment"
" Stationary equipment intended for use in a Restricted Access Location and
to be mounted on concrete floor or other noncombustible surface need not be
provided with a bottom e
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