Specifications

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Chapter 2
Compliance
Introduction
The highest levels of quality testing and the most stringent compliance standards that
can be achieved are the goals of Force10 Networks. The Force10 Quality Management
System has met ISO 9000-2008 certification.
This chapter includes the following topics:
• Compliance and Certification
• ETSI Environmental Standards
• NEBS Compliance and Certification
• UL and FCC Standards
• Reliability at Force10 Networks
• Reliability Development
• Reliability in Production
Compliance
and
Certification
A CE Mark has been obtained for all products destined for the
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) market. A
CE Mark on Force10’s products is based on the following testing:
• Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC): ETS 300 386, EN55022,
EN55024, CISPR-22, Class A for deployment in other than tele-
communication centers.
• Safety (CB Scheme): EN60950, CSA 22.2 No. 60950, AS/NZS
3260, IEC 60950-1 2nd Edition, compliant with all CB Scheme
member country deviations.
The next-generation Ethernet (NGE and NGE Plus), EoPDH, 10GbE
and GbE-10 cards are Metro Ethernet Forum Certified (MEF)
compliant with MEF EPL, EVPL and E-LAN service profiles to the
MEF 9 technical specification.