In message
<ofbdbfd6e6.3fbff34c-on85257bc0.005d28a2-85257bc0.005d8...@murata.com>,
dated Wed, 7 Aug 2013, Mark Tucker <[email protected]> writes:
We've been selling wireless products for many years in the EU and the
installed base is in the 10s of thousands of units. However, the
changes dictated by v1.8.1 will break our radio protocol and destroy
the compatibility between new units (that must be v1.8.1 compliant) and
those already installed in the field. This is a huge issue for us and
any other vendor that may have the misfortune of having a large
installed base of pre-existing products.
Is there any provision in ETSI rules that allows for backwards
compatibility with preexisting products? I have a hard time believing
that they wouldn't have made some sort of provision for this.
I don't know the details of this development, and I'm afraid I don't
have time to research it, but there is a general principle, which may be
very cold comfort for you.
If you don't bother to watch what happens to standards that affect your
products, others will make decisions that you may find adversely affects
your products, even if that was not intended (as would normally be the
case; standards committees try to behave responsibly, but are not
infallible).
By 'watch', I mean participate in the standards work, at least at the
trade association level, and preferably at the national standards
committee level if possible.
So contact your national standards committee IMMEDIATELY and ask for
leave to present your case (if you are certain of it) to the committee.
If possible, copy your application and explanation of your concerns to
the Secretary of the relevant ETSI committee, whose contact details you
should be able to find on the ETSI web site (but it is a bit of a maze).
--
OOO - Own Opinions Only. With best wishes. See www.jmwa.demon.co.uk
Why is the stapler always empty just when you want it?
John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK
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