1、 TIA-168-C (Revision of TIA-168-B) October 2015Telecommunications Telephone Terminal Equipment Labeling Requirements Adopted by ACTA February 17, 2016 PREFACE This document, TIA-168-C, Telecommunications Telephone Terminal Equipment Labeling Requirements, has been established pursuant to the Federal
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15、 A FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT OF THE USE OF THE CONTENTS HEREOF, AND THESE CONTENTS WOULD NOT BE PUBLISHED BY TIA WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS. TIA-168-C i Contents 1. SCOPE 1 2. NORMATIVE REFERENCES 1 3. DEFINITIONS . 1 4. LABEL CONTENT AND FORMAT . 3 4.1. CONTENT . 3 4.2. FORMAT 3 5. LABEL PHYSICAL CHARACTER
16、ISTICS 4 6. LABELING CONTINUITY AND CHANGES 4 7. LABEL PLACEMENT . 5 8. DOCUMENTATION FOR U. S. CUSTOMS 5 9. E-LABEL REQUIREMENTS 5 ANNEX A - EQUIPMENT CLASSIFICATIONS (NORMATIVE) 7 A.1. GENERAL 7 A.1.1. New Approvals 7 A.1.2. Grandfather Provisions 7 A.1.3. Selection of Code 7 A.2. TERMINAL DEVICES
17、 8 A.3. FULLY PROTECTED SYSTEMS . 9 A.4. UNPROTECTED SYSTEMS .10 A.5. TOTALLY PROTECTED SYSTEMS 10 A.6. SYSTEMS DESIGNED FOR INSTALLATION BY THE UNTRAINED .10 A.7. SYSTEM ADJUNCTS 10 A.8. DIGITAL EQUIPMENT .11 A.9. PROTECTIVE CIRCUITS.11 ANNEX B - RESERVED EQUIPMENT CLASSIFICATIONS (NORMATIVE) 12 B.
18、1. GENERAL 12 B.2. TERMINAL DEVICES .12 B.3. FULLY PROTECTED SYSTEMS .12 ANNEX C - OBSOLETE DEFINITIONS (INFORMATIVE) 13 C.1. GENERAL 13 C.2. TERMINAL DEVICES .13 C.3. FULLY PROTECTED SYSTEMS .13 C.4. UNPROTECTED SYSTEMS 13 C.5. TOTALLY PROTECTED SYSTEMS .14 C.6. SYSTEMS DESIGNED FOR INSTALLATION BY
19、 THE UNTRAINED 14 C.7. SYSTEM ADJUNCTS 14 C.8. DIGITAL EQUIPMENT 14 ANNEX D - BIBLIOGRAPHY (INFORMATIVE) 16 TIA-168-C ii Foreword (This Foreword is not a part of this Standard.) This Standard was produced by Subcommittee TR-41.9, Technical and Administrative Regulatory Considerations. This standard
20、was developed in accordance with ANSI and TIA procedural guidelines, and represents the consensus position of the Subcommittee, which served as the formulating group. It has also received the concurrence of Engineering Committee TR-41, Performance and Accessibility for Communications Products. This
21、Standard has four annexes. Annex A and Annex B are normative and are part of this Standard. Annex C and Annex D are informative and are not part of this Standard The leadership of the TR41.9 Subcommittee (Interim Chair: Jason Nixon, Industry Canada) acknowledges the written contributions made by the
22、 following individuals in the development of this Standard. Organization Representative Previous Versions TIA-168-C Cisco Systems Tim Lawler - Editor Industry Canada Jason Nixon - Verizon Trone Bishop Editor - VTech Steve Whitesell - Whitesell Consulting LLC Steve Whitesell - Suggestions for improve
23、ment of this standard are welcome. They should be sent to: Telecommunications Industry Association Technology and Standards Department Suite 200 1320 North Courthouse Rd. Arlington, VA 22201 ( http:/www.tiaonline.org ) TIA-168-C iii Introduction The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in its Re
24、port however, such requirements do not fall under the scope of this standard. The definitions of terminal equipment and responsible party (RP) found in 47 CFR 68.3 shall apply for the purposes of this Standard. In this standard, the word “shall” denotes a mandatory requirement. 2. Normative Referenc
25、es The following document contains provisions that, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the edition indicated was valid. All documents are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this Standard are encouraged to investiga
26、te the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the document indicated below. Informative references are provided in Annex D. 47 CFR 68, Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone Network. 3. Definitions For the purposes of this Standard, the following definitions apply. Adjunct - E
27、quipment intended for use in conjunction with a variety of terminal equipment from various responsible parties. May connect directly to the network, or not. Ancillary - Equipment designed to work with and primarily offered as a component (mandatory or optional) of specific host equipment by the same
28、 responsible party. May connect directly to the network, or not. Component - A subassembly of a larger entity. Component Approval - Product approval in accordance with Clause 9, TIA/TSB-129-A. Equipment Classification - One equipment code and its definition (one line in one table below). A classific
29、ation may be referred to by its equipment code (e.g., CN). Fully Protected Equipment Fully Protected Equipment demonstrates compliance with all aspects of Part 68 only if approved equipment is connected to it. Fully Protected Equipment does not provide voiceband signal power limiting or billing prot
30、ection or both for the equipment connected to it. Hybrid System - A system providing both manual and pooled access for outgoing calls. During installation, either pooled or manual access is selected. Key Telephone System - A system providing manual access (manual direct selection of lines) to the PS
31、TN for outgoing calls. TIA-168-C 2 Line (equipment) - Tip and ring connection to a service provider. PBX - A system providing pooled (automated) access to the PSTN for outgoing calls. Reserved Classification - A classification that has been removed from Annex A, the pool of classifications valid for
32、 newly approved equipment. System - Equipment capable of serving four or more lines. NOTE: normally, systems are professionally installed. A specific code exists for systems that are not professionally installed (see A.6). Telephone (also “phone“) - Voice terminal device performing all four basic te
33、lephone functions: a) alerting; b) network addressing; c) transmitting acoustic signals in electrical form; and d) receiving electrical signals and converting them to acoustic form. May also perform other functions. May use analog or digital transmission and signaling. Totally Protected Equipment- T
34、otally Protected Equipment demonstrates compliance with all aspects of Part 68 regardless of the equipment connected to it. Unprotected - Unprotected equipment does not comply with the definitions for “Totally Protected“ or “Fully Protected.“ Connection to the telephone network is to be in accordanc
35、e with 47 CFR 68. TIA-168-C 3 4. Label Content and Format 4.1. Content Approved terminal equipment and approved protective circuitry shall prominently display the following information using the format specified in 4.2: 1. Responsible party. 2. Product identification. 3. Equipment Code. 4. Ringer Eq
36、uivalence 5. Ringer Type 6. Indication that the product meets the requirements of 47 CFR Part 68. The information required by the first five items shall correspond to the records in the ACTA database of approved equipment. The responsible party or his agent provides this information. All the items i
37、n this list are included in the number format of section 4.2 and do not need to be separately stated on the product. 4.2. Format The information required in 4.1 shall be encoded in the following format: US: AAAEQ#TXXX Where: US: is a fixed field that indicates the equipment meets all requirements of
38、 47 CFR Part 68 (including the requirements published by ACTA). AAA represents the responsible partys Grantee Code obtained from ACTA (or if obtained prior to 23 July 2001, from what was then the FCCs Common Carrier Bureau). EQ represents the Equipment Code indicating to the service provider signal
39、handling or billing requirements. Valid Equipment Codes are listed in Annex A. # represents the Ringer Equivalence Number without a decimal point, 01 through 501. Exception: in the case of equipment not connecting to circuits with analog ringing supplied then “NA” shall appear.2Equipment without a n
40、etwork interface (intended for use behind a host system) shall be labeled with the numerical REN code or with NA. T represents the ringer type letter, “A“ or “B,“ associated with the Ringer Equivalence Number. Exception: in the case of equipment not connecting to circuits with analog ringing supplie
41、d, the letter “N” shall appear. 1Previous versions of this standard allowed for a minimum REN value of 0.0. This has been revised to be a minimum REN of 0.1 since an REN value of 0.0 would appear to allow an infinite number of devices to be connected to the telecommunications network. Equipment appr
42、oved prior to the publication date of this revision may continue to use 0.0 on the label unless the equipment is changed to such an extent that a new approval is required. 2Equipment approved with a “Z” Ringer Type prior to Sep. 14, 2007, may continue to use “ZZZ” as the #T characters on the label u
43、nless the equipment is changed to such an extent that a new approval is needed, in which case, a new label conforming to this document, or a subsequent version of this document, must be utilized. TIA-168-C 4 Examples for #T: REN 1.0A is shown as “10A“ REN 0.3B is shown as “03B“ where REN is not appl
44、icable the REN code is “NAN“ XXX represents the product identifier, unique when combined with the Responsible Party (formerly “Grantee“) Code. The product identifier consists of at least one and up to nine alphanumeric characters (including one or more dashes (“-“) if desired. A dash shall not appea
45、r as the first or last character nor shall the identifier consist entirely of dashes). Note: The FCC has additional marking requirements for terminal equipment as specified in 47 CFR 68.300(b). These requirements apply both to hearing aid compatible and non-hearing aid compatible equipment. 5. Label
46、 Physical Characteristics The information required in Clause 4 shall be permanently affixed and legible without magnification. It may be etched, engraved, stamped, indelibly printed or otherwise permanently marked. Alternatively, the required information may be permanently marked on a nameplate of m
47、etal, plastic or other material fastened to the enclosure by welding, riveting or with a permanent adhesive. Such marking shall be able to last for the expected lifetime of the equipment and shall not be readily detachable. NOTE: See Clause 9 for information concerning electronic labeling (e-label)
48、that may be provided in lieu of a physical label. 6. Labeling Continuity and Changes The labeling content and format requirements in effect when a product was approved shall be effective for the life of the product except as described herein. Changes to products using the labeling format of Clause 4
49、 that change the information encoded in the approval number require a new approval number. Changes to products using the old FCC labeling format that invalidate any of the information below require the use of the label content and format of Clause 4. Other changes to the product do not require a change from the original FCC labeling format: Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) any of the following information encoded in the registration number applicant code/grantee code manufacturer code/country of origin code/MUL equipment code signaling type The
