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USE OF LOW POWER AND VERY LOW POWER SHORT RANGE RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES (EXEMPTION FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENT) RULES, 2018
USE OF LOW POWER AND VERY LOW POWER SHORT RANGE RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES (EXEMPTION FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENT) RULES, 2018
Preamble - USE OF LOW POWER AND VERY LOW POWER SHORT RANGE RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES (EXEMPTION FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENT) RULES, 2018
USE OF LOW POWER AND VERY LOW POWER SHORT RANGE RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES (EXEMPTION FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENT) RULES, 2018
PREAMBLE
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4 and 7 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885) and sections 4 and 10 of the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 (17 of 1933), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:
Rule 1 - Short title and commencement
(1) These rules may be called the Use of Low Power and Very Low Power Short Range Radio Frequency Devices (Exemption from Licensing Requirement) Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Rule 2 - Definitions
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Act" means the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885);
(b) "Authority" means the authority notified by the Central Government under sub-section (2) of section 4 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (13 of 1885);
(c) "effective radiated power (in a given direction)" or e.r.p. means the product of the power supplied to the antenna and its gain relative to a half-wave dipole in a given direction;
(d) "equivalent isotropic radiated power" or e.i.r.p. means the total power that would have to be radiated by a hypothetical isotropic antenna to give the same signal strength as the actual source in the direction of the antennas strongest beam;
(e) "power density" means the total energy output per unit bandwidth from a pulse or sequence of pulses for which transmit power is at its maximum level, divided by the total duration of the pulses;
(f) "duty cycle" means ratio expressed as a percentage of the cumulative duration of transmission Ton_cum within an observation interval Tobs;
(g) words and expressions used in these rules and not defined but defined in the Act and the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 (17 of 1933), shall have the same meanings respectively as assigned to them in those Acts.
Rule 3 - Exemption
No licence shall be required by any person to establish, maintain, work, possess or deal in any wireless equipment for the purpose of usage of low power and very low power short range radio frequency devices or wireless equipment in the frequency band, on non-interference, non-protection and shared and nonexclusive basis, with the equivalent isotropic radiated power or effective radiated power, complying with the technical specification contained in the Tables-I to IX, namely:--
Table-I
Inductive device
S. No.
Frequency range in kHz
Transmit power limit/field strength limit/power density limit
Additional parameters (channeling and/or channel access and occupation rules)
Other usage restrictions
*EN No.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
1
6765-6795
42 dB?A/m at 10 metres
EN 300 330
*EN: is a number and acronym used for Harmonized European Standard as produced by European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
Note: For the purpose of this Table, inductive device mean radio devices that use magnetic fields with inductive loop systems for near field communications and typical uses include devices for car immobilisation, animal identification, alarm systems, cable detection, waste management, personal identification, wireless voice links, access control, proximity sensors, anti-theft systems, including radio frequency anti-theft induction systems, data transfer to hand-held devices, automatic article identification, wireless control systems and automatic road tolling.
Table-II
Active medical implant device
S. No.
Frequency range in MHz
Transmit power limit/field strength limit/power density limit
Additional parameters (channeling and/or channel access and occupation rules)
Other usage restrictions
*EN No.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
1
30-37.5
1 mW e.r.p.
duty cycle limit: 10 %
This set of usage conditions is only available to ultra-low power medical membrane implants for blood pressure measurements within the definition of active implantable medical devices in Directive 90/385/EEC.
EN 302 510
2
401-402
25 ?W e.r.p.
Channel spacing: 25 kHz. Individual transmitters may combine adjacent channels for increased bandwidth up to 100 kHz. Alternatively, a duty cycle limit of 0.1 % may also be used.
This set of usage conditions is only available for systems specifically designed for the purpose of providing non-voice digital communications between active implantable medical devices and/or body-worn devices and other devices external to the human body used for transferring non-time-critical individual patient-related physiological information.
EN 302 537
3
405-406
25 ?W e.r.p.
Channel spacing: 25 kHz Individual transmitters may combine adjacent channels for increased bandwidth up to 100 kHz. Alternatively, a duty cycle limit of 0.1 % may also be used.
This set of usage conditions is only available for systems specifically designed for the purpose of providing non-voice digital communications between active implantable medical devices and/or body-worn devices and other devices external to the human body used for transferring non-time-critical individual patient-related physiological information.
EN 302 537
4
2483.5-2500
10 mW e.i.r.p.
Channel spacing 1 MHz
The whole frequency band may also be used dynamically as a single channel for high-speed data transmissions.
Duty cycle limit: 10%
EN 301 559
*EN: is a number and acronym used for Harmonized European Standard as produced by European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
Note: For the purpose of this Table, active medical implant device covers the radio part of active implantable medical devices that are intended to be totally or partially introduced, surgically or medically, into the human body or that of an animal, and where applicable their peripherals.
Table-III
High duty cycle or Continuous transmission device
S. No.
Frequency Range in MHz
Transmit power limit/field strength limit/power density limit
Additional parameters (channeling and/or channel access and occupation rules)
Other usage restrictions
*EN No.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
1
87.5-108
50 nW e.r.p.
EN 301 357
*EN: is a number and acronym used for Harmonized European Standard as produced by European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
Note: For the purpose of this Table, high duty cycle or continuous transmission device mean radio device that rely on low latency and high duty cycle transmissions and used for personal wireless audio and multimedia streaming systems used for combined audio or video transmissions and audio or video sync signals, mobile phones, automotive or home entertainment system, wireless microphones, cordless loudspeakers, cordless headphones, radio devices carried on a person, assistive listening devices, in-ear monitoring, wireless microphones for use at concerts or other stage productions, and low power analogue FM transmitters (band 36).
Table-IV
Assistive listening device
S. No.
Frequency range in MHz
Transmit power limit/field strength limit/power density limit
Additional parameters (channeling and/or channel access and occupation rules)
Other usage restrictions
*EN No.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
1
169.4-169.475
500 mW e.r.p.
Channel spacing = 50 kHz
EN 300 422
2
169.4875-169.5875
500 mW e.r.p.
Channel spacing max 50 kHz
EN 300 422
*EN: is a number and acronym used for Harmonized European Standard as produced by European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
Note: For the purpose of this Table, assistive listening device covers radio communications systems that allow persons suffering from hearing disability to increase their listening capability. Typical system installations include one or more radio transmitters and one or more radio receivers.
Table-V
Personal Mobile Radio 446 MHz device
S. No.
Frequency range in MHz
Transmit power limit/field strength limit/power density limit
Additional parameters (channeling and/or channel access and occupation rules)
Other usage restrictions
*EN No.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
1
446.0-446.2
500 mW e.r.p.
Channel spacing: 6.25 kHz and 12.5 kHz
EN 300 113-2, EN 301 166-2, EN 300 296-2
*EN: is a number and acronym used for Harmonized European Standard as produced by European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
Note: For the purpose of this Table, personal mobile radio 446 MHz device means hand portable radio with no base station or repeater use and uses integral antennas only in order to maximise sharing and minimise interference, and which operates in short range peer-to-peer mode and shall be used neither as a part of infrastructure network nor as a repeater;
Table-VI
Radio determination device
S. No.
Frequency range in MHz
Transmit power limit/field strength limit/power density limit
Additional parameters (channeling and/or channel access and occupation rules)
Other usage restrictions
*EN No.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
1
2400-2483.5
25 mW e.i.r.p.
EN 300 440
*EN: is a number and acronym used for Harmonized European Standard as produced by European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
Note: For the purpose of this Table, radio determination device means radio device that are used for determining the position, velocity and/or other characteristics of an object, or for obtaining information relating to these parameters. Radio determination equipment typically conducts measurements to obtain such characteristics. Any kind of point-to-point or point-to-multipoint radio communications is outside of this definition.
Table-VII
Radio frequency identification device
S. No.
Frequency range in MHz
Transmit power limit/field strength limit/power density limit
Additional parameters (channeling and/or channel access and occupation rules)
Other usage restrictions
*EN No.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
1
2446-2454
500 mW e.i.r.p.
EN 300 440
*EN: is a number and acronym used for Harmonized European Standard as produced by European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
Note: For the purpose of this Table, radio frequency identification device means tag or interrogator based radio communications systems, consisting of radio devices (tags) attached to animate or inanimate items and of transmitter or receiver units (interrogators) which activate the tags and receive data back that are used for tracking and identification of items, such as for electronic article surveillance (EAS), and collecting and transmitting data relating to the items to which tags are attached, which may be either battery-less, battery assisted or battery powered.
Table-VIII
Transport and traffic telematics device
S. No.
Frequency range in GHz
Transmit power limit/field strength limit/power density limit
Additional parameters (channeling and/or channel access and occupation rules)
Other usage restrictions
*EN No.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
1
24.05-24.075
100 mW e.i.r.p.
EN 302 858
2
24.075-24.15
100 mW e.i.r.p.
This set of usage conditions is only available to ground-based vehicle radars.
EN 302 858-1 V 1.2.1
3
24.075-24.15
0.1 mW e.i.r.p.
EN 302 858
4
24.15-24.25
100 mW e.i.r.p.
EN 302 858
5
24.25-24.495
-11 dBm e.i.r.p.
Duty cycle limits and frequency modulation ranges apply as specified in EN 302 858-1 v1.3.1.
This set of usage conditions is only available to ground-based vehicle radars.
Duty cycle limits and frequency modulation ranges apply as specified in EN 302 858-1 v1.3.1.
EN 302 858
7
24.495-24.5
-8 dBm e.i.r.p.
Duty cycle limits and frequency modulation ranges apply as specified in EN 302 858-1 v1.3.1.
EN 302 858
*EN: is a number and acronym used for Harmonized European Standard as produced by European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
Note: For the purpose of this Table, transport and traffic telematics device means the device that are used in the field of transport, traffic management, navigation, mobility management and in intelligent transport systems for interfaces between different modes of transport, communication between vehicles, between vehicles and fixed locations as well as communication from and to users.
Table-IX
Non-Specific Short Range Device
S. No.
Frequency range
Transmit power limit/field strength limit/power density limit
Additional parameters (channeling and/or channel access and occupation rules)
Other usage restrictions
*EN No.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
1
456.9-457.1 kHz
7 dB?A/m at 10 m
This set of usage conditions is only available for emergency detections of buried victims and valuable items devices.
EN 300 718
2
26957-27283 kHz
10 mW effective radiated power (e.r.p.)
EN 300 220
3
26990-27000 kHz
100 mW e.r.p.
Duty cycle limit 0.1 %.
(c) Model control devices may operate without duty cycle restrictions.
EN 300 220
4
27040-27050 kHz
100 mW e.r.p.
Duty cycle limit 0.1 %.
(c) Model control devices may operate without duty cycle restrictions.
EN 300 220
5
27090-27100 kHz
100 mW e.r.p.
Duty cycle limit 0.1 %.
(c) Model control devices may operate without duty cycle restrictions.
EN 300 220
6
27140-27150 kHz
100 mW e.r.p.
Duty cycle limit 0.1 %.
(c) Model control devices may operate without duty cycle restrictions.
EN 300 220
7
27190-27200 kHz
100 mW e.r.p.
Duty cycle limit: 0.1 %.
@Model control devices may operate without duty cycle restrictions.
EN 300 220
8
169.4-169.475 MHz
500 mW e.r.p.
Channel spacing: max 50 kHz. Duty cycle limit: 1.0 %.
#For metering devices, the duty cycle limit is 10.0 %
EN 300 220
9
169.4-169.4875 MHz
10 mW e.r.p.
Duty cycle limit is 0.1 %.
EN 300 220
10
169.4875-169.5875 MHz
10 mW e.r.p.
Duty cycle limit: 0.001 %.
EN 300 220
11
169.5875-169.8125 MHz
10 mW e.r.p.
Duty cycle limit: 0.1 %.
EN 300 220
12
2400-2483.5 MHz
10 mW equivalent isotropic radiated power (e.i.r.p.)
EN 300 440
13
5725-5875 MHz
25 mW e.i.r.p.
EN 300 440
14
24.15-24.25 GHz
100 mW e.i.r.p.
EN 300 440
15
61-61.5 GHz
100 mW e.i.r.p.
EN 305 550
*EN: is a number and acronym used for Harmonized European Standard as produced by European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
Note 1: For the purpose of this Table, non-specific short range device means radio device, regardless of the application or the purpose, which fulfil the technical conditions as specified for a given frequency band and used for telemetry, telecommand, alarms, data transmissions in general and other applications.
Note 2: For the purpose of this Table, @"Model control devices" means a specific kind of telecommand and telemetry radio equipment that is used to remotely control the movement of models (principally miniature representations of vehicles) in the air, on land or over or under the water surface.
Note 3: For the purpose of this Table, #metering device means radio device that are part of bidirectional radio communications systems which allow remote monitoring, measuring and transmission of data in smart grid infrastructures, such as electricity, gas and water.
Rule 4 - Interference
(1) The effect of unwanted energy due to one or a combination of emissions, radiations or induction upon reception in a radio communication system, manifested by any performance degradation, misinterpretation, or loss of information which could be extracted in the absence of such unwanted energy, where any person whom a license has been issued under the provisions of section 4 of the Act; and section 4 of the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 informs the Authority that his licensed system is getting harmful interference from any other radio communication system exempted under these rules, then such authority shall call upon the user of such unlicensed wireless equipment to take necessary steps to avoid interference by relocating the equipment, reducing the power and using special type of antennae, failing which such Authority shall recommend discontinuation of such wireless use.
(2) The Authority shall give a reasonable opportunity to the user of wireless equipment before making recommendation of discontinuation of wireless use under sub-rule (1)
Rule 5 - Equipment
(1) The equipment shall comply with the respective EN number for effective use of spectrum and to avoid harmful interference.
(2) The wireless equipment shall be type approved and designed and constructed in such a manner that the bandwidth of emission and other parameters shall conform to the limits specified in rule 3 and the application for obtaining equipment type approval shall be made to the Central Government in the format given in Annexure.
(3) The safety related requirements shall be as per the International or National standards such as ITU/ETSI/ANSI/BIS/ICNIRP for the respective devices and frequency bands.
