RSS-Gen - General Requirements and Information for the Certification of Radiocommunication Equipment

Issue 1
September 2005

Spectrum Management and Telecommunications

Radio Standards Specification

Note:
September 26, 2005: In Section 7.1.2 Limited Modular Approval, the last sentence,"A grant of Limited Modular approval can be obtained only from the Certification and Engineering Bureau of Industry Canada", has been removed.

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Preface

Radio Standards Specification-Gen, Issue 1 sets out general requirements and provides information for the certification of radiocommunication equipment. This document must be used in conjunction with other Radio Standards Specifications (RSSs) specifically relevant to the equipment for which certification is sought.

This document will be in force as of the publication date of Canada Gazette notice SMSE-010-05, after which the public has 90 days to make comments. Comments received will be considered, and a new issue or a revised version of this issue may be developed.

Issued under the authority of
the Minister of Industry

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R.W. McCaughern
DirectorGeneral
Spectrum Engineering

Table of Contents

1. Scope
   • 1.1 Exclusion
     • 1.1.1 Broadcasting Equipment
     • 1.1.2 Interference-Causing Equipment Other Than Radiocommunication Receivers
2. General Information
   • 2.1 Categories of Equipment
     • 2.1.1 Category I Equipment
     • 2.1.2 Category II Equipment
   • 2.2 Receivers
     • 2.2.1 Category I Equipment Receivers
     • 2.2.2 Category II Equipment Receivers
     • 2.2.3 Licence-exempt Receivers
   • 2.3 Licence-exempt Low-power Radiocommunication Devices (LPDs)
   • 2.4 Information Concerning Radio Standards Specifications (RSSs)
   • 2.5 Information Concerning Equipment Certification
   • 2.6 Licensing
   • 2.7 Related Documents
     
     
3. Certification Procedure
   • 3.1 Application for Certification.
   • 3.2 Test Reports
   • 3.3 Connection with the Public Switched Network
     
     
4. Measurement Methods
   • 4.1 General Information.
   • 4.2 CISPR Quasi-peak Detector
   • 4.3 Pulsed Operation
   • 4.4 Bandwidth
     • 4.4.1 Occupied Bandwidth
     • 4.4.2 6 dB Bandwidth
   • 4.5 Transmitter Frequency Stability
   • 4.6 Transmitter Output Power
   • 4.7 Transmitter Unwanted Emissions
   • 4.8 Receiver Spurious Emissions
   • 4.9 Near-field Measurement Method Below 30 MHz.
     
     
5. General Requirements
   • 5.1 Quality Control
   • 5.2 Equipment Labels
   • 5.3 External Controls
   • 5.4 Multiple Band Operation
   • 5.5 Exposure of Humans to RF Fields
   • 5.6 Radiocommunication Antenna Systems
     
     
6. Receiver Spurious Emission Standard
   
   
7. Low-power Licence-exempt Radiocommunications Devices
   • 7.1 General Information
     • 7.1.1 Modular Construction
     • 7.1.2 Limited Modular Approval
     • 7.1.3 External Amplifiers
     • 7.1.4 Transmitter Antenna
     • 7.1.5 User Manual
   • 7.2 Measurement Methods and Standard Specifications
     • 7.2.1 Emission Limits for Pulsed Operation Devices
     • 7.2.2 Transmitter and Receiver AC Power Lines Conducted Emission Limits
     • 7.2.3 Receiver Spurious Emission Limits
     • 7.2.4 Transmitter Frequency Stability
       
       
8. Glossary of Commonly used RSS Terms and Definitions