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The R&TTE Directive 1999/05/EEC states:- Article 2 - Definitions For the purpose of this Directive the following definitions shall apply: (b) "telecommunications terminal equipment" means a product enabling communication or a relevant component thereof which is intended to be connected directly or indirectly by any means whatsoever to interfaces of public telecommunications networks (that is to say, telecommunications networks used wholly or partly for the provision of publicly available telecommunications services); So equipment connected to any line provided by a public telecommunications operator (PTO) is within the scope of the R&TTE. Only safety & EMC specifications have been designated as mandatory for wire-line modems. If the modems are connected via wires which are also owned by the modems' owner and not by a PTO then the R&TTE Directive does not apply but in that case the Safety & EMC Directives still apply as the equipment is classed as Information Technology Equipment. The net effect is that the same (or very similar) specifications apply. Allan Carr Telecommunications Consultant AGC-Tel Consultants Ltd ______________________________ In article <[email protected]>, Courtland Thomas <[email protected]> writes > >Hello Group, > >I have a problem is deciphering the RTTE Directive as far as what equipment >qualifies. We manufacture many types of modems and some are designated as >point to point. I understand that anything that connects to the public >network falls under the directive, but what about point to point modems over >twisted pairs. I am not speaking of leased lines, as they also fall under >the RTTE. My concern is modems that connect point to point and can only be >connected to others of their kind over distances of up to 7 miles. Is the >RTTE meant to cover any connections that are controlled via a Central >Office, whether it be public or leased? > >Thanks, > >Courtland Thomas >Patton Electronics - -- Allan G.Carr B.Sc.(Elec.Eng) AMIEE | AGC-Tel Consultants Ltd Telecommunications Consultant | Tel: +44(0)141-956-2506 62 Crawford Road, Milngavie | Fax: +44(0)141-956-5347 Glasgow, G62 7LF, Scotland | http://www.agctel.co.uk -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPsdk version 1.7.1 iQA/AwUBO27Q4QtKq7OuRRPaEQK9UwCfUfLqPovNNcQm7odS9ZLKoExnX6kAn0/y 9uc5JcXBk2bxU1GujS7B1GG5 =psSZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall,"
