TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE EMITTED FROM TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT TR NO.550004 Edition 4.1 1st, April, 2015 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.
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Contents 1. Overview 1.1 Purpose 1.2 Outline 1.3 Applicability 1 1 1 1 2. References and terminology 2.1 References 2.2 Terminology 2 2 3 3. Technical requirements 3.1 Requirements for customer-premises equipment and outdoor-locations equipment 3.1.1 Limits 3.1.2 Test methods and test facilities 3.2 Requirements for telecom-center equipment 3.2.1 Limits 3.2.2 Test methods and test facilities 5 5 5 10 11 11 14 i Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.
1. Overview 1.1 Purpose To control the radiated and conducted disturbance emitted from telecommunications equipment, this document prescribes limits and measurement methods for electromagnetic disturbances emitted from the following equipment: l) telecommunications equipment containing digital circuits, microprocessors, or switching power supplies that are used in a telecommunication center controlled by a telecommunication provider and 2) information technology equipment installed and used in outdoor-locations and customer- premises. NOTE: Equipment reporting compliance with the VCCI regulations or already regulated by other standards, such as the Electrical Appliance and Material Control Law, Radio Law, and ARIB STD-T57, is excluded from the scope of this document. 1.2 Outline Section 2 describes key terms used and laws and regulations referred to in this document and some information that is relevant when this document is used. Section 3 describes requirements related to limits and measurement methods for electromagnetic disturbances emitted from customer-premises equipment, outdoor-locations equipment, and telecom-center equipment. 1.3 Applicability This document shall be applied when the specifications are enacted or revised with changes of the circuits in customer-premises, outdoor-locations, and telecom-center equipment from April 1, 2010. For radiated disturbance above 1 GHz, this document shall be applied when the specifications are enacted or revised with changes of the circuits in customer-premises, outdoor-locations, and telecom-center equipment from October 1, 2010. The TR No. 550004 edition 3 may be applied in the following conditions. 1) Procure equipment reporting compliance with the VCCI regulations by March 31, 2010 without change of circuits for customer-premises and outdoor-locations equipment. 2) Procure telecom-center equipment from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011. Equipment classifications are shown in Table 1. Equipment is subdivided into two categories, denoted Class A and Class B. 1 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
Table 1 Classification of equipment limits and adaptation Radiated disturbance Conducted disturbance 1 GHz > 1 GHz Mains ports Telecom. ports Telecom-center Class A Class A Class A Class A Outdoor-locations Class B Class B Class B Class B Customer-premises * Class A/B Class A/B Class A/B Class A/B * Class A or Class B can be selected due to the location of the customer-premises equipment. 2. References and terminology 2.1 References [1] Report from Telecommunication Technology Council: 2007, Partial Reply to Inquiry No. 3 About Various Standards of International Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR) : Limits and Measurement Methods of Radio Disturbance Characteristics of the ITE (in Japanese) [2] VCCI rules for voluntary control measures, V-2: 2009 (original in Japanese) [3] CISPR 22, edition 5.2: 2006, Information technology equipment Radio disturbance characteristics limits and methods of measurement [4] EN55022: 2006, Information technology equipment Radio disturbance characteristics limits and methods of measurement [5] ETS300 386-1: 1994, 1997, Equipment engineering (EE); Public telecommunications network equipment electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements; Part 1: Product family overview, compliance criteria and test levels [6] FCC Part 15: 2000 [7] ARIB STD-T57: 1999, EMC standard for radio-communication equipment (in Japanese) [8] 3GPP TS 25.113: 1999, Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network; Base Station (BS) and repeater ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) [9] 3GPP TS 36.113: 1999, Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Base Station (BS) and repeater ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) [10] ITU-T K.38; 1996, Radiated emission test procedure for physically large systems [11] TTC JT-K38: 1998, Radiated emission test procedure for physically large systems (in Japanese) [12] ITU-T K.48; 2006, EMC requirements for each telecommunication network equipment [13] TTC JT-K48: 2004, EMC requirements for each telecommunication network equipment (in Japanese) [14] CISPR 16-1-1 edition 2.1: 2006, Specification for radio disturbance and immunity 2 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
measuring apparatus and methods Part 1-1: Radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus Measuring apparatus [15] CISPR 16-1-2 edition 1.2: 2006, Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and methods Part 1-2: Radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus Ancillary equipment Conducted disturbances, Amendment 1 [16] CISPR 16-1-4 edition 2: 2007, Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and methods Part 1-4: Radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus Ancillary equipment Radiated disturbances [17] CISPR 16-2-3 edition 2: 2006, Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and methods Part 2-3: Methods of measurement of disturbances and immunity Radiated disturbance measurements [18] CISPR 16-4-2: 2003, Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and methods Part 4-2: Uncertainties, statistics and limit modeling Uncertainty in EMC measurement The outside references quoted in this document are the latest editions. 2.2 Terminology (1) information technology equipment (ITE): Equipment with a rated power supply voltage not exceeding 600 V, whose primary function is any of the following or a combination of any of the following: entry, storage, display, retrieval, transmission, processing, switching, or control of data and of telecommunication messages. ITE might have one or more terminal ports typically operated for information transfer. (2) telecom-center equipment: Telecommunications equipment or facilities used only within buildings that are supervised by telecommunications operators. The equipment is classified as Class-A ITE. (a) Switching, transmission, power supply, and radio equipment. (b) Peripheral equipment directly connected to or used with the equipment listed in (a), e.g., workstations controlling the equipment listed in (a). (c) Equipment mounted on vehicles (excluding vehicle components and components designed as part of telecommunications equipment), e.g., radio transmitting and receiving equipment on radio-relay vehicles. (3) outdoor-locations equipment: ITE used for telecommunications in outdoor-locations (e.g., telegraph pole, roadside, basement, outside wall, and so on). The equipment is classified as Class-B ITE. (4) customer-premises equipment: ITE used for telecommunications other than "telecom-center equipment" and "outdoor-locations equipment". The equipment is classified as 3 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
either Class-A or Class-B ITE based on the installation environment. Class-A and Class-B ITE are defined in (5). (5) Class-A/Class-B ITE: Class-A ITE is equipment that satisfies the Class-A ITE disturbance limits but not the Class-B disturbance limits. Class-B ITE is equipment that satisfies the Class-B ITE disturbance limits. It is intended primarily for use in a domestic environment and may include the following. (a) Equipment with no fixed place of use, e.g., portable equipment powered by built-in batteries. (b) Telecommunication terminal equipment powered from a telecommunication network. (c) A personal computer or portable word processor, as well as peripheral equipment connected to it. (d) Facsimile equipment. Note: A domestic environment is an environment where broadcast radio and television services might be used within a distance of 10 m from the ITE concerned, i.e., a residential environment. (6) electric-field strength of radiated disturbance: The electric field strength of the disturbance radiated from the equipment directly into the air. (7) disturbance voltage at mains ports: The voltage of the radio frequency disturbance induced at power ports. (8) disturbance at telecommunication ports: The voltage or current of the radio frequency disturbance induced at telecommunication ports. (9) VCCI: Abbreviation for "Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment". It was established to voluntarily control the disturbance radiated from ITE in Japan. (10) CISPR: French acronym meaning "International Special Committee on Radio Interference". This special committee was established by the International Electrotechnical Commission to study standards for limits, test methods, and test facilities with regard to radiated emission. (11) EN: European norms established by CENELEC (Comite Europeen de Normalisation Electrotechnique). (12) ETS: European telecommunications standards established by ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute). (13) FCC: Abbreviation for "Federal Communications Commission" in the United States. (14) ARIB: Abbreviation for "Association of Radio Industries and Businesses" in Japan. (15) ITU-T: Abbreviation for "International Telecommunication Union-Telecommunication standardization sector". (16) TTC: Abbreviation for "Telecommunication Technology Committee" in Japan. 4 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
3. Technical requirements 3.1 Requirements for customer-premises equipment and outdoor-locations equipment 3.1.1 Limits Limits for the disturbances emitted from customer-premises equipment and outdoor-locations equipment are as follows. Electric-field strength of radiated disturbance A) Limits below 1 GHz Quasi-peak values for the electric-field strength of the radiated disturbance should be no greater than the values at the specified distance given in Tables 2 and 3. Table 2 gives the limits for Class-A ITE and Table 3 for Class-B ITE. Table 2 Limits for electric-field strength of radiated disturbance from Class-A ITE (quasi-peak values) Measurement distance 10 m 30 MHz to 230 MHz 40 dbμv/m 230 MHz to 1 GHz 47 dbμv/m Note l: 1 μv/m is taken to be 0 db. Note 2: The lower limit shall apply at the transition frequency. Note 3: Add 10 db to the limit when the measurement distance is 3 m. Subtract 10 db from the limit when the measurement distance is 30 m. Table 3 Limits for electric-field strength of radiated disturbance from Class-B ITE (quasi-peak values) Measurement distance 10 m 30 MHz to 230 MHz 30 dbμv/m 230 MHz to 1 GHz 37 dbμv/m Note l: 1 μv/m is taken to be 0 db. Note 2: The lower limit shall apply at the transition frequency. Note 3: Add 10 db to the limit when the measurement distance is 3 m. 5 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
B) Limits above 1 GHz The electric-field strength of the radiated disturbance should be no greater than the values at the specified distance given in Tables 4 and 5 when measured in accordance with the method and conditional testing procedure described below. Tables 4 and 5 give the limits for Class-A ITE and Class-B ITE, respectively. Table 4 Limits for electric-field strength of radiated disturbance from Class-A ITE Measurement distance 3 m Average Quasi-peak 1 to 3 GHz 56 dbμv/m 76 dbμv/m 3 to 6 GHz 60 dbμv/m 80 dbμv/m Note: The lower limit shall apply at the transition frequency. Table 5 Limits for electric-field strength of radiated disturbance from Class-B ITE Measurement distance 3 m Average Quasi-peak 1 to 3 GHz 50 dbμv/m 70 dbμv/m 3 to 6 GHz 54 dbμv/m 74 dbμv/m Note: The lower limit shall apply at the transition frequency. <Conditional testing procedure> The highest internal source of an EUT is defined as the highest frequency generated or used within the EUT or on which the EUT operates or tunes. If the highest frequency of the internal sources of the EUT is less than 108 MHz, the measurement shall only be made up to 1 GHz. If the highest frequency of the internal source of the EUT is between 108 MHz and 500 MHz, the measurement shall only be made up to 2 GHz. If the highest frequency of the internal source of the EUT is between 500 MHz and 1 GHz, the measurement shall only be made up to 5 GHz. If the highest frequency of the internal source of the EUT is above 1 GHz, the measurement shall be made up to 5 times the highest frequency or 6 GHz, whichever is less. 6 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
Disturbance voltage at AC mains ports The quasi-peak and average disturbance voltages at AC mains ports should be no greater than the values specified in Tables 6 and 7. Table 6 gives the limits for Class-A ITE and Table 7 for Class-B ITE. Table 6 Limits for disturbance voltage at Class-A ITE AC mains ports Detection type Quasi-peak value Average value 150 khz to 500 khz 79 dbμv 66 dbμv 500 khz to 30 MHz 73 dbμv 60 dbμv Note 1: 1 μv is taken to be 0 dbμv. Note 2: If the quasi-peak value of the measurement is less than the limit specified for average-value detection, the equipment shall be deemed to meet both limits and there is no need to take an average-value measurement. Note 3: The lower limit shall apply at the transition frequency. Table 7 Limits for disturbance voltage at Class-B ITE AC mains ports Detection Type Quasi-peak value Average value 150 khz to 500 khz 66 56 dbμv 56 46 dbμv 500 khz to 5 MHz 56 dbμv 46 dbμv 5 MHz to 30 MHz 60 dbμv 50 dbμv Note 1: 1μV is taken to be 0 dbμv. Note 2: If the quasi-peak value of the measurement is less than the limit specified for average-value detection, the equipment shall be deemed to meet both limits and there is no need to take an average-value measurement. Note 3: The limit shall decrease linearly with the logarithm of the frequency in the range of 150 khz to 500 khz. Note 4: The lower limit shall apply at the transition frequency. 7 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
Disturbance voltage at DC mains ports The quasi-peak and average disturbance voltages at DC mains ports should be no greater than the values specified in Tables 8 and 9. Table 8 gives the limits for Class-A ITE and Table 9 for Class-B ITE. Table 8 Limits for disturbance voltage at Class-A ITE DC mains ports Detection type Quasi-peak value Average value 150 khz to 500 khz 79 dbμv 66 dbμv 500 khz to 30 MHz 73 dbμv 60 dbμv Note 1: 1 μv is taken to be 0 dbμv. Note 2: If the quasi-peak value of the measurement is less than the limit specified for average-value detection, the equipment shall be deemed to meet both limits and there is no need to take an average-value measurement. Note 3: The lower limit shall apply at the transition frequency. Table 9 Limits for disturbance voltage at Class-B ITE DC mains ports Detection type Quasi-peak value Average value 150 khz to 500 khz 66-56 dbμv 56-46 dbμv 500 khz to 5 MHz 56 dbμv 46 dbμv 5 MHz to 30 MHz 60 dbμv 50 dbμv Note 1: 1 μv is taken to be 0 dbμv. Note 2: If the quasi-peak value of the measurement is less than the limit specified for average-value detection, the equipment shall be deemed to meet both limits and there is no need to take an average-value measurement. Note 3: The lower limit shall apply at the transition frequency. 8 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
Disturbance voltage (current) at telecommunication ports The quasi-peak and average disturbance voltages or currents at telecommunication ports should be no greater than the values specified in Tables 10 and 11. Table 10 gives the limit for Class-A ITE and Table 11 for Class-B ITE. Table 10 Limits for disturbance voltage (current) at Class-A ITE telecommunication ports Voltage db(μv) Current db(μa) MHz Quasi-peak Average Quasi-peak Average 0.15 to 0.5 97-87 84-74 53-43 40-30 0.5 to 30 87 74 43 30 Note 1: The limits shall decrease linearly with the logarithm of the frequency range 150 khz to 500 khz. Note 2: Conversion factor between voltage and current limits is 20log 10 150 = 44 db Note 3: This table is adopted in accordance with clause 1.3. Table 11 Limits for disturbance voltage (current) at Class-B ITE telecommunication ports Voltage db(μv) Current db(μa) MHz Quasi-peak Average Quasi-peak Average 0.15 to 0.5 84-74 74-64 40-30 30-20 0.5 to 30 74 64 30 20 Note 1: The limits shall decrease linearly with the logarithm of the frequency range 150 khz to 500 khz. Note 2: Conversion factor between voltage and current limits is 20log 10 150 = 44 db Note 3: This table is adopted in accordance with clause 1.3. 9 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
3.1.2 Test methods and test facilities Disturbances emitted from customer-premises equipment should be measured using the test site and test method specified in the applicable standards listed below. Class-A ITE may be measured for electric-field strength of the radiated disturbance at the user s installation site if the equipment is restricted in its installation environment. (1) VCCI rules for voluntary control measures (2) CISPR 22, edition 5.2. (3) EN55022 (4) ETS300 386-1 (5) FCC part 15 (6) ARIB STD-T57 (7) 3GPP TS 25.113 (8) 3GPP TS 36.113 (9) ITU-T K.38 (10) TTC JT-K38 10 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
3.2 Requirements for telecom-center equipment 3.2.1 Limits Limits for the disturbances emitted from telecom-center equipment are as follows. Electric-field strength of radiated disturbance A) Limits below 1 GHz Quasi-peak values for the electric-field strength of the radiated disturbance should be no greater than the values at the specified distance given in Table 12. Table 12 Limits for electric-field strength of radiated disturbance (quasi-peak values) Measurement distance 10 m 30 MHz to 230 MHz 40 dbμv/m 230 MHz to 1 GHz 47 dbμv/m Note l: 1 μv/m is taken to be 0 db. Note 2: The lower limit shall apply at the transition frequency. Note 3: Add 10 db to the limit when the measurement distance is 3 m. Subtract 10 db from the limit when the measurement distance is 30 m. B) Limits above 1 GHz The electric-field strength of the radiated disturbance should be no greater than the values at the specified distance given in Table 13 when measured in accordance with the method and conditional testing procedure described below. Table 13 gives the limits for Class-A ITE. Table 13 Limits for electric-field strength of radiated disturbance from Class-A ITE Measurement distance 3 m Average Quasi-peak 1 to 3 GHz 56 dbμv/m 76 dbμv/m 3 to 6 GHz 60 dbμv/m 80 dbμv/m Note: The lower limit shall apply at the transition frequency. 11 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
<Conditional testing procedure> The highest internal source of an EUT is defined as the highest frequency generated or used within the EUT or on which the EUT operates or tunes. If the highest frequency of the internal sources of the EUT is less than 108 MHz, the measurement shall only be made up to 1 GHz. If the highest frequency of the internal source of the EUT is between 108 MHz and 500 MHz, the measurement shall only be made up to 2 GHz. If the highest frequency of the internal source of the EUT is between 500 MHz and 1 GHz, the measurement shall only be made up to 5 GHz. If the highest frequency of the internal source of the EUT is above 1 GHz, the measurement shall be made up to 5 times the highest frequency or 6 GHz, whichever is less. Disturbance voltage at AC mains ports The quasi-peak and average disturbance voltages at AC mains ports should be no greater than the values specified in table 14. Table 14 Limits for disturbance voltage at AC mains ports Detection type Quasi-peak value Average value 150kHz to 500kHz 79 dbμv 66 dbμv 500kHz to 30MHz 73 dbμv 60 dbμv Note 1: 1 μv is taken to be 0 db. Note 2: If the quasi-peak value of the measurement is less than the limit specified for average-value detection, the equipment shall be deemed to meet both limits and there is no need to take an average-value measurement. Note 3: The lower limit shall apply at the transition frequency. 12 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
Disturbance voltage at DC mains ports The quasi-peak and average disturbance voltages at DC mains ports should be no greater than the values specified in Table 15. Table 15 Limits for disturbance voltage at DC mains ports Detection type Quasi-peak value Average value 150 khz to 500 khz 79 dbμv 66 dbμv 500 khz to 30 MHz 73 dbμv 60 dbμv Note 1: 1 μv is taken to be 0 db. Note 2: If the quasi-peak value of the measurement is less than the limit specified for average-value detection, the equipment shall be deemed to meet both limits and there is no need to take an average-value measurement. Note 3: The lower limit shall apply at the transition frequency. Disturbance voltage (current) at telecommunication ports The quasi-peak and average disturbance voltages or currents at telecommunication ports should be no greater than the values specified in Table 16. Table 16 Limits for disturbance voltage (current) at telecommunication ports Voltage db(μv) Current db(μa) MHz Quasi-peak Average Quasi-peak Average 0.15 to 0.5 97-87 84-74 53-43 40-30 0.5 to 30 87 74 43 30 Note 1: The limits shall decrease linearly with the logarithm of the frequency range 150 khz to 500 khz. Note 2: Conversion factor between voltage and current limits is 20log 10 150=44 db Note 3: This table is adopted in accordance with clause 1.3. 13 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
3.2.2 Test methods and test facilities The disturbances emitted from the telecom-center equipment should be measured using the test site and test method specified in the applicable standards listed below. The electric-field strength of the radiated disturbance may be measured at the user s installation site. (1) VCCI rules for voluntary control measures (2) CISPR 22, edition 5.2. (3) EN55022 (4) ETS300 386-1 (5) FCC part 15 (6) ARIB STD-T57 (7) 3GPP TS 25.113 (8) 3GPP TS 36.113 (9) ITU-T K.38 (10) TTC JT-K38 (11) ITU-T K.48 (12) TTC JT-K48 14 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp