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Bridges Hardware Guide Silver Spring Networks 24
A Specifications
Regulatory Compliance - Module Certifications
This section contains the following regulatory compliance information:
• FCC Certification (Radiated/Conducted Emissions Compliance FCC Part 15.247)
• Industry Canada Certification (Radiated/Conducted Emissions Compliance RSS-210)
• C-Tick Level 3 (Radiated/Conducted Emissions Compliance AS/NZS4268, AS/NZS4778)
• Silver Spring Networks NIC, FCC IDs: OWS-NIC515 IC: 5975A-NIC515 (sBridge) OWS-
NIC506, IC:5875A-NIC506 (eBridge)
FCC Certification (Radiated/Conducted Emissions Compliance FCC Part
15.247)
The sBridge is compliant to FCC regulations for radiated and conducted emissions. The sBridge
uses a 1W, 900 MHz, FHSS radio.
15.247(a)(1)
The system shall hop to channel frequencies that are selected at the system hopping rate from a
pseudo randomly ordered list of hopping frequencies. Each frequency must be used equally on
the average by each transmitter. The system receivers shall have input bandwidths that match the
hopping channel bandwidths of their corresponding transmitters and shall shift frequencies in
synchronization with the transmitted signals.
15.247(g)
Frequency hopping spread spectrum systems are not required to employ all available hopping
channels during each transmission. However, the system, consisting of both the transmitter and
the receiver, must be designed to comply with all of the regulations in this section should the
transmitter be presented with a continuous data (or information) stream. In addition, a system
employing short transmission bursts must comply with the definition of a frequency hopping
system and must distribute its transmissions over the minimum number of hopping channels
specified in this section.
15.247(h)
The incorporation of intelligence within a frequency hopping spread spectrum system that
permits the system to recognize other users within the spectrum band so that it individually and
independently chooses and adapts its hopsets to avoid hopping on occupied channels is
permitted. The coordination of frequency hopping systems in any other manner for the express
purpose of avoiding the simultaneous occupancy of individual hopping frequencies by multiple
transmitters is not permitted.
Industry Canada Certification (Radiated/Conducted Emissions
Compliance RSS-210)
The sBridge is compliant to ICC regulations for radiated and conducted emissions. The sBridge
uses a 1W, 900 MHz, FHSS radio.