WiMAX & Regulatory Testing by Bureau Veritas ADT 2018/11/7 TCB Council

WiMAX & Regulatory Testing Introduce WiMAX Summary of the Regulatory requirements for N.America, EU & Asia The role of WiMAX Forum Testing of WiMAX devices BV-ADT WiMAX Milestone 2018/11/7 TCB Council

1a. What is WiMAX WiMAX, the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a telecommunications technology aimed at providing wireless data over long distances in a variety of ways, from point-to-point links to full mobile cellular type access. It is based on the IEEE 802.16 standard, which is also called WirelessMAN. 2018/11/7 TCB Council

1b. WiMAX Standard 802.16-2004 ('802.16d') Fixed WiMAX and the OFDM PHY as the air interface technology. 802.16e-2005 ('802.16e') Mobile WiMAX and the OFDMA PHY as the air interface technology. It offers nomadic, portable and mobile capabilities. 2018/11/7 TCB Council

ETSI HiperMAN & HIPERACCESS WAN IEEE 802.20 (proposed) 3GPP, EDGE (GSM) MAN (WiMAX) IEEE 802.16 WirelessMAN ETSI HiperMAN & HIPERACCESS LAN (WiFi) IEEE 802.11 WirelessLAN ETSI HiperLAN Bluetooth PAN ETSI HiperPAN UWB ZigBee 2018/11/7 TCB Council

1c. WiMAX uses The bandwidth and reach of WiMAX make it suitable for the following potential applications: Connecting Wi-Fi hotspots with each other and to other parts of the Internet. Providing a wireless alternative to cable and DSL for last mile broadband access. Providing high-speed data and telecommunications services (4G). Providing a diverse source of Internet connectivity as part of a business continuity plan. Providing nomadic connectivity. 2018/11/7 TCB Council

1d. WiMAX Spectrum 2018/11/7 TCB Council

Spectrum focus (2007~) by WiMAX ForumTM 2.3, 2.5, 3.5, 5.8 GHz 2.3, 2.5, 3.7, 2.5, 3.5, 3.5, 5.8 GHz 2.3, 2.5, 3.3, A key issue is Europe, especially the 2.5GHz Band North America Caribbean & Latin America Middle East & Africa Asia Pacific 2018/11/7 TCB Council

1e. Mobility & Data Rates between RF Tech. 2018/11/7 TCB Council

2a. Regulatory Requirement: USA & Canada Countries Frequency band Regulation Application FCC 2305-2320MHz, 2345-2360MHz FCC Part 27D Fixed/Mobile station 2496-2690MHz FCC Part 27M 3650-3700MHz FCC Part 90Z　 IC 3450-3650MHz RSS-192 Fixed station 2150-2160MHz, 2500-2596MHz, 2686-2690MHz RSS-193 2305-2320MHz, 2345-2360MHz RSS-195 2018/11/7 TCB Council

2b. Regulatory Requirement: EU, Japan & Korea Countries Frequency band Regulation Application CE 3400-3600MHz　 EN 302 326 (RF) EN 301 489-1/-4 (EMC) EN 60950-1(Safety) Fixed/ Nomadic station Japan/MIC 2545-2625MHz Ordinance Regulating Radio Equipment, Article 49-28 Base Station/ Land Mobile Station Korea/MIC 2300-2390MHz RRL Notice 2007-75 Fixed/Mobile station 2018/11/7 TCB Council

2c. Regulatory Requirement: China & Taiwan Countries Frequency band Regulation Application China/SRMC 3400-3430MHz YD/T 1158 Terminal Station 3500-3530MHz　 Central Station Taiwan/NCC 2500-2690MHz　 PLMN09, CNS13438, CNS14336, SAR/Handheld Mobile Station IS2045-0, CNS14336 Base Station 2018/11/7 TCB Council

3. WiMAX ForumTM An industry-led, non-profit association Formed in June 2001 by equipment & component suppliers Mission to promote and certify compatibility and interoperability of IEEE 802.16 compliant equipment. 2018/11/7 TCB Council

4a. Comparison of Regulatory test items FCC CE Taiwan NCC China SRMC Korea MIC Japan MIC Output power V Out band emission Emission/Occupied bandwidth V　 Frequency stability RF safety exposure Adjacent channel power Unwanted/Spurious emissions Minimum Received interference Level Co-channel interference Adjacent Channel Interference CW Interference Radiation Pattern Envelope and Antenna Gain Out-band leakage power Burst Length 2018/11/7 TCB Council

Regulatory Test Configuration Att. TX Path RX Path Spectrum Analyzer PC 1 Vector S.G EUT PC 2 Uploads test waveforms to vector signal generator 2018/11/7 TCB Council

4b. WiMAX ForumTM Certification testing RCT (Radio Conformance Test) PCT (Protocol Conformance Test) IOT (Interoperability Test) Detail certification process flow Source: WiMAX Forum 2018/11/7 TCB Council

RCT (Radio Conformance Test) Source: from “WiMAX Forum; Certification Program Reference Manual” The equipment vendors were listed in WiMAX Forum’s document 2018/11/7 TCB Council

PCT (Protocol Conformance Test) Definition of a Protocol Conformance Test A test to examine certain protocols (MAC Layer) implemented in a device, whether comply with the protocols defined in the standard Test System ATM transport IP Service Specific Convergence Sublayer (CS) MAC Common Part Sublayer (MAC CPS) Privacy sublayer Physical Layer (PHY) System Under Test (SUT) PCO (Point of control & Observation) SUT Implementation Under Test (IUT) 2018/11/7 TCB Council

IOT (Interoperability Test) The ability of two or more devices (systems) exchanges information using the same communication protocol. Interoperability Testing QE EUT Means of Communication QE = Qualified Equipment EUT = Equipment Under Test Monitoring Device Configuration VSA/Sniffer 2018/11/7 TCB Council

WiMAX ForumTM Certification Status Fixed WiMAX – Wave 2 (3.4~3.6 GHz) The first 16d wave 2 product will be certified soon. Mobile WiMAX The first Wave1 (2.3 GHz) & Wave2 (2.5 GHz) products are under certification in Spain. The number of Test Cases required for testing are as below. Type Number of Test Cases RCT BS 11 MS 13 PCT 126 182 IOT 20 28 2018/11/7 TCB Council

Fixed WiMAX profiles – Freq. info Profile Name Profile Details ETG1 3.4-3.8GHz, TDD, 3.5 MHz, ETG2 3.4-3.8GHz, FDD, 3.5 MHz, ETG3 3.4-3.8 GHz, TDD, 5 MHz ETG4 3.4-3.8 GHz, TDD, 7 MHz ETG5 3.4-3.8 GHz, FDD, 7 MHz ETG6 3.4-3.8 GHz, TDD, 10 MHz ETG7 2.305-2.32 & 2.345-2.360 GHz, TDD, 3.5 MHz ETG8 4.935 -4.990, TDD, 5 MHz 2018/11/7 TCB Council

Mobile WiMAX profiles – Freq. info Range (GHz) BW (MHz) CF Step (kHz) CF Start (MHz) CF Stop (MHz) 1A 2.3 - 2.4 8.75 250 2304.5 2.3955 1B-5 2-3 – 2.4 5 2302.5 2397.5 1B-10 2.3 – 2.4 10 2305 2395 2A 2.305 – 2.36 3.5 2306.75 / 2346.75 2318.25 / 2358.25 2B 2307.5 / 2347.5 2317.5 / 2357.5 2C 2310 / 2350 2315 / 2355 3A-5 2.496 – 2.69 2498.5 2687.5 3A-10 2501 2685 4A 3.3 – 3.4 3302.5 3397.5 4B 7 3303.5 3396.5 4C 3305 3395 5A 3.4 – 3.8 3402.5 3797.5 5LA 3.4 – 3.6 3597.5 5HA 3-6 – 3.8 3602.5 5B 3403.5 3796.5 5LB 3596.5 5HB 3.6 – 3.8 3603.5 5C 3.4 - 3.8 3405 3795 5LC 3.4 - 3.625 3620 5HC 3605 2018/11/7 TCB Council

5. BV-ADT WiMAX Milestone 2004 – Joined WiMAX ForumTM member & Taiwan Broadband & Wireless Communications Alliance. 2005 – Capable to perform WiMAX Regulatory. 2006 – Obtained qualification of M-Taiwan WiMAX test lab in July. 2007 in June - WiMAX ForumTM announced ADT as 1st WiMAX ForumTM Designated Certification Lab to open in Taiwan. 2007 in Nov. - First lab to offer NCC (Taiwan) WiMAX testing services. 2008 in Jan. – 1st RCB to issue NCC (Taiwan) WiMAX Mobile Station certificate. 2018/11/7 TCB Council

Thank You Yemmy Soong, International Approval Manager & Ellis Wu, RF Technical Manager (yemmy_soong@adt.com.tw) & (ellis_wu@adt.com.tw) Bureau Veritas ADT www.adt.com.tw 2018/11/7 TCB Council