You will not
be familiar with FCC ID certification, after obtaining the FCC
certificate (GRANT), some customers may receive from the TCB or FCC
mail, asked to submit samples with FCC ID evidence after the market
sampling plan. Today, Moore Labs brings dry goods, the following
article will help you understand the TCB market sampling program to
guide you to complete the market sampling review process.
First, what is
TCB
TCB is an
acronym for Telecommunication Certification Bodies and is an
organization that has the authority to issue certificates that
comply with Federal Communications Commission regulations. It
operates according to ISO / IEC Guide *5 or ISO / IEC ****5 and
provides certification services. The FCC's TCB program aims to
promote Mutual Recognition Agreements / Arrangements between the
United States and the European Union and the Asia-Pacific region
(APEC), providing a platform for regular dialogue to improve
technical cooperation and management. We are familiar with the TCB
institutions such as the United States MET, TIMCO, the Netherlands
TELEFICATION and Germany PHOENIX and so on.
Second, TCB on
the extraction of samples of the requirements of what?
As a
certification body, the TCB requires a sample survey of 5% of the
total certified product each year. The TCB will notify the
applicant in writing (GRANTEE) a sampling request. The product flow
for the survey is strictly in accordance with FCC KDB*****7, ISED
(formerly the Canadian Ministry of Industry) RSP***0 and ISO****5,
each manufacturer must be prepared to extract, and actively respond
to the provision of samples.
Of the 5% of
the TCB sampling plan, 1% must be the FCC ID that contains the SAR
test. The selected samples must be tested and evaluated according
to the requirements of the FCC and the Canadian Industry
Department, including packaging, marketing, user manuals, labeling
and use of the software. The tests performed depend on the type of
device.
Third, TCB how
to pick samples of samples
The samples
examined by the TCB are selected from the products that have been
certified by the TCB. TCB in the selection of the main from the
following aspects:
â‘ new
technology equipment (New technologies)
New
applicant.
New testing
laboratory.
Fourth, TCB
checks the scope of the sample which includes what
â‘ The
number of samples sampled by TCB requires at least 5% of the total
certified product, which contains products of range A and range B.
Range A for unlicensed RF equipment products, range B for licsensed
radio equipment products.
â‘¡TCB will be
all certified products in the telecommunications terminal equipment
as the scope of the review C, requiring the extraction of 2% of the
sample number.
â‘¢ TCB is
required to provide an annual market supervision report to the FCC
by January *1 of the following year.
â‘£ If TCB has
certified that the product does not meet RF exposure requirements,
such products should be included in the total number of samples to
be audited. And at least 1% of the total sample of the product
through the SAR test.
5, TCB on the
applicant (GRANTEE) What are the requirements?
(1) require
the applicant to submit certified product samples.
Applicants
should respond positively to TCB or FCC requirements for sample
testing. TCB informs the applicant of the available samples for the
"product" sample requirements.
By the Moore
Labs and TCB Verification, the Applicant shall not reject the TCB
or FCC requirements for product samples on the grounds that "the
equipment is no longer manufactured" and "the equipment does not
continue to be sold in the US market".
If the
production run is very limited (ie *0 or less), or because the
supply of the production sample is a heavy task for the applicant,
or for some other reason the applicant may not be able to keep the
original appearance of the hand sample. In this case, the reasons
for avoiding the need to keep the sample for monitoring purposes
should be recorded in the application record. The TCB determines
that the reason for not keeping the sample at hand is acceptable
and should also be part of the application record.
(2) require
the applicant to provide evidence or authorization, so that TCB
from the market to obtain sampling samples.
6, TCB how to
sample the sample assessment audit
(1) The sample
shall be evaluated by the TCB to determine compliance with the
regulatory requirements. The sample shall be tested to comply with
the FCC post-market monitoring requirements. The TCB evaluates the
most likely nonconformity requirements to provide a high level of
confidence that makes the sample conform to the FCC rules.
(2) Sample
testing can be tested at TCB laboratories or in TCB approved
laboratories (eg, Moore Laboratories).
(3) The test
data and samples shall be archived in the information submitted in
the certification, and all information shall be consistent. The
internal photographs of the samples should also be checked to
ensure that the test samples are not modified. All RF parameters
such as power, frequency and operating mode should be consistent.
Any significant changes should be reported to the FCC.
(4) TCB review
of samples to be audited labels, user manuals.
(5) The record
of the test report should specify the key technical parameters,
such as the use of test equipment, testing equipment, whether the
calibration, the use of test methods, test equipment on-site use;
report should also be completed by the implementation of the test
staff.
(6) Upon
completion, it should be reviewed and decided by the "certification
body" to determine whether the sample meets the applicable FCC
requirements.