Kris, You are right of course about the lower band you mention being covered OK by Category 44 of the LIPD Class Licence. Regarding the upper band (5470 - 5725), there is no Class Licence covering equipment in this band at this time. The ACA Proposal concerning RLAN and FWA equipment in the 5 GHz band (mentioned by Martin Garwood in his reply) should provide you with ACA intentions concerning this freq band.
Bottom line therefore at this time is that your equipment can be introduced to Australia if it operates in the 5150 - 5320 MHz band under Category 44 of the LIPD. There is nothing stopping equipment operating in the upper band (5470 - 5725) from being imported into Australia however, if it was supplied it could be argued that such a product was "not fit for purpose" because there is no Class Licence allowing its use by any user. All indications are that the ACA will act on the proposal concerning RLAN and FWA equipment in the 5 GHz band sometime this year. What is eventually implemented will naturally depend upon comments received concerning the proposal. Lastly, please note that the ACA Standard (one of the links Martin Garwood provided) which mandates parts of AS/NZS 4771 is only applicable to ISM (Industrial, Scientific or Medical) spread spectrum devices operating within the 915 - 928 MHz, 2.4 - 2.4835 MHz and 5.725 - 5.975 MHz bands. Hope this is a little clearer for you. Best regards, Kevin Richardson Stanimore Pty Limited Compliance Solutions for Technology (Legislation/Regulations/Standards/Australian Agent Services) Ph: 02-4329-4070 (Int'l: +61-2-4329-4070) Fax: 02-4328-5639 (Int'l: +61-2-4328-5639) Mobile: 04-1224-1620 (Int'l: +61-4-1224-1620) Email: [email protected] URL: www.stanimore.com This material (this message and the information contained in all attachments to this message) is confidential and/or privileged information and is intended only for the addressee/s named above. Any unauthorised dissemination, copying, use of or reliance upon this material by persons or entities other than the addressee/s named above is prohibited. If you receive this material in error, please notify Stanimore Pty Limited and destroy all copies (electronic and hardcopy) of this message and all attachments immediately. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Carpentier Kristiaan Sent: Thursday, 19 February 2004 2:21 AM To: '[email protected]'; [email protected] Subject: RE: IEEE 802.11 a/h standards in Australia Kevin, IEEE 802/11a/h deals with RLAN applications in the frequency bands 5150-5350 MHz and 5470-5725 MHz. The LIPD Cat. 44 covers the freq. band 5150-5350 MHz. that seems to be ok. But the LIPD Cat. 45B and the Radiocommunications Class Licence, Section 10, set out requirements for the frequency band 5725-5850 MHz, just above 5470-5725 MHz. Is there any other regulation covering this upper freq. range of 802.11a/h? Vriendelijke Groeten, Best regards, Meilleures salutations, Kristiaan Carpentier Regulatory and Approval Engineer Thomson Telecom Belgium Prins Boudewijnlaan 47, B-2650 Edegem, Belgium Tel: +32 3 443 6407 - Fax: +32 3 443 6632 e-mail: [email protected] www.speedtouch.com From: Kevin Richardson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: maandag 16 februari 2004 12:09 To: Carpentier Kristiaan; [email protected] Subject: RE: IEEE 802.11 a/h standards in Australia Chris, The LIPD (Low Interference Potential Devices) Class Licence was modified in Aug 03 to rename Category 45 of Schedule 1 of the LIPD to "Digital Modulation Transmitters". In addition it also include to new "Digital Modulation Transmitters" Categories - Category 45A & 45B. Category 45B provides for Digital Modulation Transmitters in the frequency band between 5725 - 5850 MHz with a maximum EIRP of 4W. See the LIPD Class Licence from the ACA web site for further requirements. 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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Carpentier Kristiaan Sent: Saturday, 14 February 2004 12:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: IEEE 802.11 a/h standards in Australia Dear Group, Is a 5GHz wireless product according to IEEE 802.11 a or h for RLAN applications allowed in Australia and which Regulations and Test Standards apply? I notice that the Radiocommunications (Spread Spectrum Devices) Class Licencse 2002 does not list the frequencies used by 802.11a/h. Best Regards, Kris Carpentier This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. 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