LARA-R2 series - System Integration Manual
UBX-16010573 - R02
Objective Specification
Approvals
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4
Approvals
For the complete list and specific details regarding the certification schemes approvals, see
LARA-R2 series
Data Sheet
[1], or please contact the u-blox office or sales representative nearest you.
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 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:
Verizon Wireless network operator in United States
Even if the LARA-R2 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 LARA-R2 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 LARA-R2 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.
LARA-R2 series modules are certified according to capabilities and options stated in the Protocol Implementation
Conformance Statement document (PICS) of the module. The PICS, according to 3GPP Technical Specifications
51.010-2
36.521-2
[14] and
36.523-2
[15], is a statement of device capabilities and options.
The PICS document of the application device integrating a LARA-R2 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.
