Outline

1. Update on Industry Canada’s Standards Activities Hughes NappertManager, Radio Equipment Standard & EMC AnalysisGestionnaire, Normes du matériel radio et Analyse CEMManager, Electromagnetic Compatibility AnalysisGestionnaire, Analyse de la compatibilité électromagnétiqueFebruary 2006

2. Outline • Current Standard activities • RSS • ICES • Technologies to address

3. Current Activities Recently Published: • RSS-GEN Issue 1 – General Requirements for Equipment Certification • RSS-102 Issue 2 – RF exposure compliance (Radio equipment) • RSS-133 Issue 3- 2 GHz Personal Communication Services • RSS-132 Issue 2 - 800 MHz Cellular Telephones Employing New Technologies • RSS-210 Issue 6– Low Power, Licence-Exempt Devices (Category I) • RSS-213 Issue 2 - 2 GHz Licence Exempt Personal Communications Service Devices (LEPCS) • RSS-243 Issue 2 – Active Medical Implant Devices • RSS-310 Issue 1 - Low Power, Licence-Exempt Devices (Category II) Ready to Publish: • RSS-187 - EPIRBs, ELTs, PLBs, MSL • RSS-119 - Land Mobile and Fixed Radio Transmitters and Receivers, 27.41 to 960 MHz (220 - 220 MHz revision)

4. Current Activities (2) Revisions in progress: • RSS-GEN – General Requirements for Equipment Certification • RSS-119 - Land Mobile and Fixed Radio Transmitters and Receivers, 27.41 to 960 MHz • RSS-130 – Digital Cordless Telephones In the Band 944 to 948.5 MHz (to be withdrawn) • RSS-142 – Narrowband Multipoint Communication Systems in the 1427-1430 MHz and 1493.4-1496.5 • RSS-181 - Coast and Ship Station Single Sideband Radiotelephone Transmitters and Receivers Operating in the 1,605 - 28,000 kHz Band • RSS-210– Low Power, Licence-Exempt Devices (Category I) • RSS-212 - Test Facilities and Test Methods for Radio Equipment (to be withdrawn) • RSS-310 - Low-power Licence-exempt Radiocommunication Devices (All Frequency Bands): Category II Equipment Future work • Revise or develop new RSSs to reflect the new spectrum policy below 1.7 GHz as appropriate • New technologies (e.g. UWB, WiMax, BPL, etc.)

5. RSS – GEN Title: General Requirements and Information for the Certification of Radiocommunication Equipment Revisions: • Published on September 10, 2005 • Address comments and other issues (see spreadsheet) Current Status: • Initial work in progress (1Q – 2006)

6. RSS – GEN

7. RSP – 100

8. RSS - 119 Title: Land Mobile and Fixed Radio Transmitters and Receivers, 27.41to 960 MHz Revisions: • Reflect new changes in relevant SRSPs such as SRSP-501, 502, 511 and 512 • New requirements for equipment in the 220-222 MHz, 764-770 MHz, and 794-800 MHz bands • Update emission mask to harmonize with FCC • Reformat to reflect current practices Current Status: • Draft document to be forwarded RABC • To be published upon release of the SRPSs

9. RSS - 130 Title:Digital Cordless Telephones In the Band 944 to 948.5 MHz Action: • To be withdrawn Current Status: • Will be withdrawn upon publication of RSS-Gen Issue 2.

10. RSS-142 Title:Narrowband Multipoint Communication Systems in the 1427-1430 MHz and 1493.4-1496.5 Revisions: • Update frequency bands to address changes in spectrum policy below 1.7 GHz • Add 1429.5-1430.5 MHz • Remove 1427-1429.5 MHz • Reformat to reflect current practices Current Status: • Initial work is in progress

11. RSS-181 Title: Coast and Ship Station Single Sideband Radiotelephone Transmitters and Receivers Operating in the 1,605 - 28,000 kHz Band Revisions: • Dated standard that requires revision • Input from interested parties is required Current Status: • Initial work is in progress

12. RSS - 187 Title:Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons, Emergency Locator Transmitters, Personal Locator Beacons, and Maritime Survivor Locator Devices Revisions: • Technical requirements for Maritime Survivor Locator Devices (MSLDs) • Technical requirements for EPIRBs for Inmarsat-E maritime applications (1645.6 - 1645.8 MHz band) • To address changes in Transport Canada (TC) reference documents (EPIRBs) • Address CCG changes - TC Marine Safety will be responsible for 406 MHz EPIRBs • Update contact details • Reformat to reflect current practices Current Status: • Publication in Q1 2006

13. RSS - 210 Title:Low Power, Licence-Exempt Devices (Category I) Revisions: • Annex 8 - Include e.i.r.p limit for the 902-928 MHz band • Annex 12 – 24.05 to 24.24 GHz fixed point-to-point revision • Address comments received (see spreadsheet) Current Status: • 1Q - 2006 Note: RSS-210 Issue 6 was published on September 10, 2005

14. RSS-210

15. RSS - 212 Title: Test Facilities and Test Methods for Radio Equipment Action: • To be withdrawn • Relevant information will be included in RSS-GEN and RSP-100 Current Status: • Initial work is in progress

16. RSS - 310 Title: Low Power Licence-Exempt Radiocommunication Devices (All Frequency Bands): Category II Equipment Revisions: • Address comments received on user manual text (see spreadsheet) Current Status: • 2Q - 2006 Note: Published on September 10, 2005

17. Update on ICES 1) ICES-001 (ISM) will be revised to incorporate by reference CAN/CSA-CEI/CIE CISPR 11:04 as the new referenced standard for limits and method of measurement of radio noise emissions from ISM equipment 2)ICES-002 (Spark Ignition Systems) will be revised to incorporate by reference CSA adoption of CISPR 12, 5th edition as the new referenced standard for limits and method of measurement of radio noise emissions from spark ignition systems 3)ICES-003 (Digital Apparatus) • The Department is awaiting the publication of CISPR 22, 5th edition and its adoption by CSA. • A new issue of the ICES-003 will be issued, to incorporate by reference the new version of CISPR 22 for limits and method of measurement of radio noise emissions from digital apparatus. 4) ICES-005 (RF lighting) will be revised to harmonize conducted noise limits with those of the FCC.

18. Technologies to address • Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) • Broadband Over Power Lines (BPL) • Interference-Causing Equipment Standard • Revise or develop new standards to reflect the spectrum policy below 1.7 GHz • WiMax • Cognitive Radio and Software Defined Radio End