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To: pgerassi who wrote (139059)	7/11/2001 5:55:51 PM
From: John Walliker	Read Replies (1) of 186894

Pete, I know that Amtelco had to pay $30K to test one telephone switching board to pass all of the requirements of the EU for EU standards (both phone and electrical). About the same was required for FCC Class B (suitable for home use). Just think of how much testing a server box with all the possible configurations might cost. For products which just need EMC and safety testing, like most computer equipment, the testing might take a minimum of three days at a cost of around $1500 per day. Telecoms equipment will, as you say, take somewhat longer. It is not usually necessary to test every possible combination of interconnections, but instead to identify a few "worst case" combinations. Test houses usually have a degree of discretion in how they do this. It is also a very good idea to have one of the designers there during testing to help identify the source of any problems and to try and fix them at the test house if possible. Obviously the cost goes up if the equipment fails and has to be retested. I have been through this test process several times. Fortunately, all my designs have passed first time (so far). John

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