SARA-G3 and SARA-U2 series - System Integration Manual
UBX-13000995 - R26
Approvals
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Approvals
For the complete list of all the certification schemes approvals of SARA-G3 and SARA-U2 series modules
and the corresponding declarations of conformity, see the u-blox web-site (http://www.u-blox.com).
4.1
Product certification approval overview
Product certification approval is the process of certifying that a product has passed all tests and criteria required
by specifications, typically called “certification schemes” that can be divided into three distinct categories:
Regulatory certification
o
Country specific approval required by local government in most regions and countries, as:
CE (Conformité Européenne) marking for European Union
FCC (Federal Communications Commission) approval for United States
Industry certification
o
Telecom industry specific approval verifying the interoperability between devices and networks:
GCF (Global Certification Forum), partnership between European device manufacturers and
network operators to ensure and verify global interoperability between devices and networks
PTCRB (PCS Type Certification Review Board), created by United States network operators to
ensure and verify interoperability between devices and North America networks
Operator certification
o
Operator specific approval required by some mobile network operator, as:
AT&T network operator in United States
Even if the SARA-G3 and SARA-U2 series modules are approved under all major certification schemes, the
application device that integrates the modules must be approved under all the certification schemes required by
the specific application device to be deployed in the market.
The required certification scheme approvals and relative testing specifications differ depending on the country or
the region where the device that integrates SARA-G3 and SARA-U2 series modules must be deployed, on the
relative vertical market of the device, on type, features and functionalities of the whole application device, and
on the network operators where the device must operate.
The certification of the application device that integrates a SARA-G3 and SARA-U2 series module and the
compliance of the application device with all the applicable certification schemes, directives and standards
are the sole responsibility of the application device manufacturer.
SARA-G3 and SARA-U2 series modules are certified according to all capabilities and options stated in the
Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement document (PICS) of the module. The PICS, according to
3GPP
TS 51.010-2
[16] and
3GPP TS 34.121-2
[17], is a statement of the device capabilities and options.
The PICS document of the application device integrating a SARA-G3 and SARA-U2 series module must be
updated from the module PICS statement if any feature stated as supported by the module in its PICS
document is not implemented or disabled in the application device. For more details regarding the AT
commands settings that affect the PICS, see the
u-blox AT Commands Manual
Check the specific settings required for mobile network operators approvals as they may differ from the
AT commands settings defined in the module as integrated in the application device.
