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Invitation for Participation

NEW SR
Environmental Test Criteria, Issue 1

Telcordia proposes that a new Special Report (SR) be developed with industry input and participation to compile, in one resource, the test rationale, real-world simulation correlations, explicit test procedures, pass/fail criteria choices, and other basic information for environmental test procedures used in Telcordia GRs and other industry requirements documents.

In particular, the tests reported on may include, but not be limited to, the following areas:

• Ultraviolet (UV) or sunlight exposure resistance
• Salt fog exposure resistance
• Temperature aging
• Fungus Resistance
• Ozone Resistance
• Resistance of products in exposure to pollutants, gases, and corrosive environments - smog and gaseous pollution (NOX, Chloride, SO2, Ozone, and other MFG type gases)
• Resistance against animal attack
• Metallic corrosion from soil contact and soil buried conditions
• Sand and dust particulates
• Chemical Resistance - with discussions on appropriate chemical exposures to anticipated cleaners, lubricants, and other industrial chemicals expected to be encountered in the OSP during their lifetime. Also, to be discussed is product testing and materials test bar testing (retention of mechanical robustness and environmental stress cracking.

Telcordia envisions this new SR to draw from a large variety of recent issues of Telcordia product GRs and replace the following related documents:

• SR-4480, Chemicals Used in Telcordia Product Performance Requirements
• GR-2834, Generic Requirements for Basic Electrical, Mechanical & Environmental Criteria for Outside Plant (OSP) Equipment
• GR-2836, Generic Requirements for Assuring Corrosion Resistance of Telecommunications in the Outside Plant (OSP).

The Value of Participation

The intended objective of this proposed new SR is to provide sufficient testing detail and background rationale for any product to be tested to a set of consistent, environmentally related tests with the same or similar conditions, chemicals, and acceleration factors. These testing considerations will provide assurance of the functional performance of a product under all anticipated circumstances in the Outside Plant (OSP) environment. As a participating company in the development of this proposed new SR, you will have the opportunity to influence its content.

Telcordia Invites Your Participation

Pursuant to provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, related to the development of industry-wide generic requirements, Telcordia invites all interested parties to participate in this GR project. If your company is interested in participating in this activity, please contact Telcordia. The resulting document(s) will only be available through the purchase of an Enterprise License. An Enterprise License is included in the participation fee for this GR project.

To proceed with this project, it is expected that Telcordia will need six industry participants. While the project can proceed with fewer participants, deliverables may change as a result. The participating industry members will be apprised regularly of project status and any changes in deliverables.