New Regulatory Act by Anatel
The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) recently published Regulatory Act No. 7,971, which establishes the technical requirements for evaluating the conformity of the IPv6 protocol in telecommunications products.
According to Article 2 of this Law, it will come into effect upon its publication in Anatel's Electronic Service Bulletin, and compliance will be mandatory starting January 8th, 2024. These requirements apply to products utilizing 3G and 4G technologies; however, 2G technology products are not included.
The requirements outlined in the normative documents 3GPP TS 36.523-1, ETSI TS 102 514, and RFC 8200 are applicable to products with 3G and 4G technologies. Products that specifically implement 3G technology must adhere to the requirements set forth in the normative documents ETSI TS 102 514 and RFC 8200. Equipment incorporating communication modules with a fully implemented IPv6 protocol in the software/firmware of the final product must undergo comprehensive testing.
The complete application of these requirements is also mandatory for equipment with a partially implemented IPv6 protocol in both the communication module and the software/firmware of the final product.
In situations where a final product contains an approved communication module with a complete IPv6 protocol stack, the assessment of the integration's functionality with this module must be performed by the conformance assessment agent. Therefore, the applicant for approval must include a declaration from the module manufacturer that the IPv6 protocol is fully implemented in that module. This declaration must be accompanied by:
- Results of IPv6 protocol verification tests on the final product, using the "ping" command or an equally effective method defined by a third-party laboratory.
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