22 September 2012
Geneva, Switzerland
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Why Does SIEPON need a Conformity Assessment Program?
• Conformity assessment is the accepted way of demonstrating that a product adheres to a standard
• Opportunity for participants to demonstrate adherence to Testing requirements
• IEEE 1904.1 standards based
• New Technology – Instill consumer or end-user confidence
• Supports free flow of SIEPON related products and services across national boundaries
• Increased adoption

Independent
Lab
Buyer
Vendor
• 1 st Party – Vendor
• 2 nd Party – Buyer or
User
• 3 rd Party –
Independent Entity
Conformity Assessment
System
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nd
IEEE/SIEPON
Certified
Product
• Logo Usage with TMLA
Buyer or
Network
Operator Tested
• ICAP Review Prior to Certification
• ICAP to Determine Surveillance
Needs
Product • 2 nd Party Lab tested
• Authorized Tools

rd
SIEPON
Certified
Product
• Logo Usage with TMLA rd
• Independent lab recommends for
Certification
• ICAP Issues Certification
• ICAP to Determine Surveillance Needs
• Authorized Labs
• 3 rd Party Lab tested
• Authorized Tools

rd
• Speed of Implementation
• Time to Market
• Cost of Test Tools
• Vendor Misrepresentation
• Regulatory Risks
• End-Buyer confidence

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Interoperability
Conformance
Is transmission and reception good enough?
Are the “1”s and “0”s right?
Performance
“Can you hear me now?”
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Considerations for a harmonized technical approach
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Harmonized test procedures, use cases and derived test sets may enhance confidence in fielded interoperability
•
There may be no clear regulatory or coordinated marketplace demand driver to drive technical harmonization
•
Lots of choices and unique system implementation – I am special!
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Testing – “to infinity and beyond”
• performance
• digital conformance (may be lots of permutations)
• interoperability testing (for all equipment models – software changes)
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ISO/IEC Guide
65 Best Practices
Certification Authority
(ICAP)
ISO/IEC 17025 + competency requirements
Laboratories
Performance/Design
Requirements
Products
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P1904 WG
• IEEE 1904 Standard
• Test Specification
ICAP (Certification Authority)
•Entry/Exit Point for Certification Process
•Policies & Procedures
•TMLA
•Test Labs Facilitation
•Market Certification Program
•Certified Product Registry
•Steering Group (CASG)
Test Laboratories
• Independent
• 2 nd Party
• Test bed/tools implementation
IEEE
1904/SIEPON
Certified
Products

Vendor submits application to ICAP
ICAP publishes on
Certified Product
Registry
ICAP – Initiates
Certification
Agreement with vendor
SIEPON
Certification
ICAP delivers certificate and authorizes logo usage
Vendors chooses lab from list of approved labs
Test Lab delivers
Final Test Report to ICAP for Review
Test Program starts at Test Lab
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Role of ICAP SIEPON Conformity Assessment Steering Group
• Entity based participation
– Comprising of Telecom Carriers, Vendors, Test Labs
• Major responsibilities will include
– Review & participate in creation of certification policy
– Determine compliance levels
– Act as advisors on test methods and interpretation of standards
– Test Lab Requirements/Audits
– Test Tool Validation
– Validate Test Report template
– Advisors on Marketing Initiatives
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• CableLabs (3 rd Party)
• RITT (3 rd Party)
• Shanghai Institute of China Telecom (2 nd Party)
• University of New Hampshire –Interoperability
Lab (3 rd Party)
• Future Lab in Japan
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• Tested products will be awarded a certification mark
• The “SIEPON Certified” mark will convey trust in the device and the certification program.
• Drive to ensure that End-Users are committed to purchase certified products to minimize negative impact on the network
• Certified Product Registry to be maintained
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