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26、roduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-PREFACE This document, TIA/TSB-168-A, Telecommunications Telephone Terminal Equipment Labeling Requirements, has been established pursuant to the Federal Communication Commissions (“FCC”) Report and Order in the 2000 Biennial Review of P
27、art 68 of the Commissions Rules and Regulations, CC Docket No. 99-216, FCC 00-400, adopted November 9, 2000 and released December 21, 2000 (“Order” or “R however, such requirements do not fall under the scope of this TSB. The definitions of terminal equipment and responsible party (RP) found in 47 C
28、FR 68.3 shall apply for the purposes of this document. In this TSB the word “shall” denotes a mandatory requirement. 2. Normative References The following document contains provisions that, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this TSB. At the time of publication, the editions in
29、dicated were valid. All documents are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this TSB are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the documents published by them. 47 CFR 68, Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone Network. A curren
30、t copy may be obtained from: http:/www.access.gpo.gov/ecfr/. 3. Definitions For the purposes of this TSB, the following definitions apply. Adjunct - Equipment intended for use in conjunction with a variety of terminal equipment from various responsible parties. May connect directly to the network, o
31、r not. Ancillary - Equipment designed to work with and primarily offered as a component (mandatory or optional) of specific host equipment by the same responsible party. May connect directly to the network, or not. Component - A subassembly of a larger entity. Component Approval - Product approval i
32、n accordance with Clause 9, TIA/TSB-129-A. Equipment Classification - One equipment code and its definition (one line in one table below). A classification may be referred to by its equipment code (e.g., CN). Facility Interface Code (FIC) - Tells the telecommunications service provider which interfa
33、ce to provide to the line to which the CPE will be connected. 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 p
34、rotection 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. Copyright Electronic Industries Alliance Provided by IHS under license with EIANot for ResaleNo r
35、eproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-TIA/TSB-168-A 2Key Telephone System - A system providing manual access (manual direct selection of lines) to the PSTN for outgoing calls. Line (equipment) - Tip and ring connection to a service provider. PBX - A system providing pooled
36、 (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 newly approved equipment. System - Equipment capable of serving four or more lines. NOTE: normally, systems are professionally inst
37、alled. A specific code exists for systems that are not professionally installed (see A.6). Telephone (also “phone“) - Voice terminal device performing all four basic telephone functions: a) alerting; b) network addressing; c) transmitting acoustic signals in electrical form; and d) receiving electri
38、cal signals and converting them to acoustic form. May also perform other functions. May use analog or digital transmission and signaling. Totally Protected Equipment- Totally Protected Equipment demonstrates compliance with all aspects of Part 68 regardless of the equipment connected to it. Unprotec
39、ted - Unprotected equipment does not comply with the definitions for “Totally Protected“ or “Fully Protected.“ Connection to the telephone network is to be in accordance with 47 CFR 68. Copyright Electronic Industries Alliance Provided by IHS under license with EIANot for ResaleNo reproduction or ne
40、tworking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-TIA/TSB-168-A 34. 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
41、. 3. Equipment Code. 4. Ringer Equivalence 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
42、this information. All the items in 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 eq
43、uipment meets all requirements of 47 CFR Part 68 (including the requirements published by ACTA). AAA represents the responsible partys Grantee Code obtained from ACTA (if obtained prior to 23 July 2001, from what was then the FCCs Common Carrier Bureau). EQ represents the Equipment Code indicating t
44、o the service provider signal handling or billing requirements. Valid Equipment Codes are listed in Annex A. # represents the Ringer Equivalence Number without a decimal point, 00 through 50. Exceptions: a) in the case of equipment with a “Z” ringer, “ZZ“ shall appear; b) in the case of equipment no
45、t connecting to circuits with analog ringing supplied then “NA” shall appear. Equipment without a network interface (intended for use behind a host system) shall be labeled with the numerical REN code or with ZZ. T represents the ringer type letter, “A,“ “B“ or “Z,“ associated with the Ringer Equiva
46、lence Number. Exception: in the case of equipment not connecting to circuits with analog ringing supplied, the letter “N” shall appear. Examples for #T: REN 1.0A is shown as “10A“ REN 0.3B is shown as “03B“ REN Z is shown as “ZZZ“ where REN is not applicable the REN code is “NAN“ XXX represents the
47、product identifier, unique when combined with the Responsible Party (formerly “Grantee“) Code. The product identifier consists of at least one and up to nine Copyright Electronic Industries Alliance Provided by IHS under license with EIANot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without l
48、icense from IHS-,-,-TIA/TSB-168-A 4alphanumeric characters (including one or more dashes (“-“) if desired. A dash shall not appear 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 specifie
49、d in 47 CFR 68.300(b). These requirements apply both to hearing aid compatible and non-hearing aid compatible equipment. 5. Label Physical Characteristics The information required above 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 metal, plastic
