The certification process for Cable Europe Labs is organised in certification waves. Each certification wave consists of the following steps:
- Interop
In an Interop (1 week), equipment manufacturers are invited to Excentis to verify the interoperability of their products with other products. - ATP run
In an ATP run (1 week), Excentis offers the opportunity to vendors to have selected acceptance tests executed by Excentis similar to those executed during product certification. - Certification testing
After official submission, Excentis checks the conformance of the product against the specifications (5 or 7 weeks of testing). The certification test period is closed for the product suppliers. - Vendor meeting
When all testing has finished, a Euro-DOCSIS/Euro-PacketCable meeting is held, open for all vendors who have signed the Euro-DOCSIS/Euro-PacketCable NDA. - Certification Board meeting
Following the Euro-DOCSIS/Euro-PacketCable vendor meeting is a closed Cable Europe Labs (www.cableeurope.eu/index.php?page=technology) Certification Board meeting. The Cable Europe Labs Certification Board decides, based on the Excentis test results, on the certification/qualification of the submitted product. - Feedback
After the Cable Europe Labs Certification Board meeting, a wrap-up of the results is organized by means of a conference call and follow-up e-mail conversations by Excentis.
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