The Protocol - May/Jun 1999
KDA/NIA Network Element undergoes NEBS Testing
DPS' KDA 864 Network Element with Network Interface Adapter (NIA) is currently submitting to extensive testing to certify that it is compliant with the Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore) Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) requirements.
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| Testing stage: KDA about to be bathed with RF. |
The NEBS standards have been thrust upon a broad spectrum of the telecom industry because of co-location of non-telco owned equipment on telco-owned properties. In order to assure that such equipment causes no harm to personnel or network equipment located in the same office, many telcos are requiring co-located equipment to pass a minimum group of tests known as NEBS level 1.
NEBS level 1 tests include safety, electromagnetic immunity (EMI), electromagnetic compliance (EMC), fire resistance and bonding/grounding.
DPS Telecom products are slated to be tested to NEBS level 3, beginning with the KDA / NIA mentioned above. Level 3 adds seismic, thermal, airborne contaminant, electrostatic discharge (ESD), lightening and other tests.
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| Testing stage: KDA/NIA is tested for EMC in DPS' "pre-compliance" test chamber before being sent to NTS Labs in Fullerton. |
While NEBS compliance tests must be conducted at a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL), DPS has installed a "pre-compliance" test facility to minimize the time required for completion of compliance tests. Final compliance testing is performed at National Technical Systems (NTS) in southern California.
"NEBS compliance testing is very costly," commented DPS Telecom President Bob Berry. "We don't want this to affect the cost of our product to DPS Telecom partners who do not face the NEBS requirement. Therefore, we will continue to provide our products in the standard configuration, while NEBS compliant units will carry a special model designation," he concluded.
For information on NEBS compliant DPS products, contact DPS inside sales.
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