Curtis-Straus LLC - GR-1089-CORE & GR-63-CORE

NEBS GR-1089-CORE & GR-63-CORE

NEBS Product Labels

Curtis-Straus ITL test reports accepted by all RBOCs and Carriers

Curtis-Straus is an Independent Test Laboratory (ITL) providing complete NEBS testing

News Flash:

Verizon names Curtis-Straus as an Approved ITL for NEBS Testing

Curtis-Straus is a leading expert in NEBS testing. Jon Curtis has presented at the last six Verizon/Industry NEBS conferences. Leading NEBS testing efforts since 1992, Jon is actively involved in daily NEBS testing at Curtis-Straus.

From Earthquake to Fire to Mixed flowing Gas to EMC, Curtis-Straus does the complete NEBS testing program at our own facilities located in Littleton Massachusetts. Consolidating your NEBS testing program at one laboratory leads to improved time to market and compressed test schedules.

We provide a certification program for NEBS allowing you to proudly promote your "NEBS certified" status at trade shows and to prospective customers. We allow the use of test data from Curtis-Straus and other independent laboratories in the certification effort. Product labels, promotional plaques and listing in our online directory are available to certified products.

Curtis-Straus test reports have been found acceptable to all RBOCs. Curtis-Straus has worked hard to understand and apply the individual requirements of each RBOC and carrier, including Verizon, SBC, Qwest, Bell South, AT&T, MCI, Worldcom and Sprint. At Curtis-Straus the job doesn’t end with the delivery of the report. Due to the complexity of NEBS standards, often the Regional Bell Operating Company (RBOC) representative reviewing the test report may need further interpretive guidance on particular aspects of a product’s compliance and Curtis-Straus is experienced in helping our customers provide that information.

Curtis-Straus’ GR-63 laboratory in Littleton, Massachusetts has been specially designed from the ground up to accommodate the special needs of NEBS equipment. From extra tall 8’ doors on all walkin chambers to dual 400A 48VDC busses distributing power throughout, the facility is designed to do NEBS. Our laboratory at 527 Great Road was one of the first in the North East to offer GR-1089 testing and has the most capacity of any NEBS laboratory with four Open Area Test Sites operating double shifts ensuring flexibility in scheduling to react to product retro fixes or availability issues. Curtis-Straus is your one-stop-shop serving the NEBS testing community. Manufacturers of telecom central office equipment have long recognized Curtis-Straus as a leading expert in NEBS testing. Curtis-Straus’ experts bring insight, technical expertise, and outstanding customer service to the NEBS test sequence.

Fill out the form below to receive a detailed quote on
GR-1089-CORE and GR-63-CORE testing.

Customer Information

Name
E-mail
Company Name
Address 1
Address 2
City	State Zip
Phone	ext.
Fax

I am looking for a quote on (check all that apply):
NEBS GR-1089-CORE testing NEBS GR-63-CORE testing

Product Information

Product Name

System

Model Number

Line Cards

Product Description
(please break where appropriate; text does not automatically wrap to fit box)

Size
(in inches)

"H "W "D

Weight
(in pounds)

lbs.

Operating Voltage

Power Supply
(check all that apply)

AC version DC version

If there are two versions, can they be tested in one chassis with swappable AC & DC power supplies?
Yes No

Can both power supplies operate simultaneously?
Yes No

Current

Power Consumption

Clock/Oscillator/Switching Power Supply Frequencies:

Crystal
Oscillator

Is the EUT a frame or a shelf product? (Note: shelf = 36" or less)

Frame Shelf

What type?
Table top Rack mount Floor standing in cabinet
Other describe

Does the EUT have doors or removable panels?

Doors Removable panels Neither

Number
Location

Does the EUT have multiple modes of operation?

Yes No

Number
Mode

Do multiple modes affect the telecommunications ports?
Yes No

Where is the EUT to be located?
(check all that apply)

Central office	Controlled environmental vault
Customer location	Electronic equipment enclosure
Outside Plant	Remote Hut
Residential	Other

What environment classification is the EUT?
(check all that apply)

Class A
(equipment intended to be located in a commercial/industrial environment
Class B
(equipment intended to be located in a domestic/residential environment)

Does the EUT have fans?

Yes No

Number
Location

What type is your equipment according to GR-1089-CORE Appendix B - Application Guidelines?
(click here to see Appendix B)

Type1
Type2
Type3
Type4

Is the equipment designed to be bonded to ground in CBN or IBN?

CBN (Common Bonding Network)
(incidental or designed multi-point grounds to equipment)
IBN (Isolated Bonding Network)
(single dedicated point ground to the equipment with no incidental ground contact through frames, racks, or other chassis, and digital or signal grounds are isolated from chassis ground)

If the equipment has copper telecommunications interfaces to outside plant, describe intended maximum loop length for each outside plant telecommunications interface

Does the EUT have multiple configurations?

Yes No

Can they be tested simultaneously?
Yes No

Interface Information
Please complete the following table regarding the product's interface information

Interface Design/ Port Name	Number	Intrabuilding (IN) or outside plant (OP)?	Cabled with what type of cable?	Is the cable shielded?	What is the maximum potential length of the cable?	Metallic (M), Coax (C) or Fiber (F)?
		IN OP		Yes No		M C F
		IN OP		Yes No		M C F
		IN OP		Yes No		M C F
		IN OP		Yes No		M C F
		IN OP		Yes No		M C F
		IN OP		Yes No		M C F
		IN OP		Yes No		M C F
		IN OP		Yes No		M C F
		IN OP		Yes No		M C F

Does your product employ lasers?
If so, please answer the following questions.
If not, please click here to skip ahead to the end of this section.

Yes No

If the lasers are not certified, is your company the manufacturer of the laser?

Yes No

Would you like a quote for the certification of the lasers?
Yes No

Are the source(s) manufactured domestically or overseas?

Domestic Overseas

If the sources are manufactured in the U.S., have they been filed with the FDA/CDRH?

Yes No

If the sources are manufactured outside of the U.S., are they compliant with IEC-825 or related standards?

Yes No

What is the source for the transception products?

Laser LED

What are the manufacturer's specifications for the laser/LED?

What is the OFCS (Optical Fiber Communication Systems) Classification(s)?

Documentation

If possible, any documentation should be sent to James E. Lewis at Curtis-Straus LLC, 527 Great Road, Littleton, MA 01460 or faxed to Jim at 978-486-8828. This documentation should include: date sheet(s), functional description sheet(s), and any drawings or schematics. Please mark any documentation clearly with the company and contact names, as well as the product name and model.

Additional product information
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Testing Information

Potential buyer(s)
(check all that apply)

Bell Atlantic	MCI
SBC	Pacific Bell
Bell Canada	Bell South
Sprint	Southwestern Bell
Ameritech	AT&T
US West	Other

Level of NEBS Compliance to be achieved

Level 1 - Minimum requirements
Level 2 - Includes Level 1 plus additional testing
Level 3 - Includes Level 1 and Level 2 plus additional testing
Other (test plan, etc.) please provide test definitions

Curtis-Straus offers a full range of testing. Would you like other testing quoted in addition to NEBS?

1 This is for products placed on the market up until June 2001.

2 This is for products placed on the market as of July 2001.

3 This is for products placed on the market as of September 30, 2002.

Other Testing:
GR-487-CORE
Other

EMC Regulatory:
FCC Part 15/Industry Canada ICES-003
EN 55022 Emissions
EN 50082-1:1992 - Immunity¹
EN 50082-1:1997 - Immunity²
EN 300 386-2³
VCCI (Japan)
ACA/AS/NZS 3548:1992 (Australia)
Other

Environmental Simulation Regulatory:
ETSI 300 019
Other

Telecom Regulatory:
CFCC Part 68
Industry Canada CS-03
Other

Product Safety:
UL 1950
(An NRTL listing is required for all electrical devices used in the workplace in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations 1910.399.)
CSA 950
EN 60950
TS 001 & AS 3260 (Australia)
IEC 60950 with country differences Specify country
Other

Additional Information

Do you need test reports available in electronic format?	PDF CD
How many samples, along with support/monitoring equipment, will be submitted for testing?
When will the product be ready for testing?
What is your target completion date?
When do you need the quotation?

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GR-1089-CORE Appendix B - Application Guidelines

TYPE 1
Equipment directly connected to metallic tip and ring outside-plant conductors and intended to be placed in telephone company location such as central offices, Electronic Equipment Enclosures (EEEs), Controlled Environmental Vaults (CEVs), adn huts. Examples include voice and data band switches, multiplexers, and digital carrier systems.

TYPE 2
Equipment not directly connected to metallic tip and ring outside-plant conductors (including equipment isolated from the outside plant by channel banks or office repeaters) and intended to be placed in telephone company locations such as central office, EEEs, CEVs, or huts. Examples include optical fiber multiplexers, Digital Signal Cross-Connect (DSX) systems, and Signaling Transfer Points (STPs).

TYPE 3
Equipment directly connected to metallic tip and ring outside-plant conductors, including lines that leave the premises, and inteded to be located on customer premises. An example is a digital carrier systme Remote Terminal (RT).

TYPE 4
Equipment inteded to be located on customer premises that does not directly connect to metallic tip and ring outside-plant conductors, but may serve intrabuilding metallic tip and ring conductors only. Examples include digital carrier RTs and optical fiber multiplexers.

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