HS 8517, 8525

Notification of Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecommunication Systems (MTCTE) – Phase III & IV (4 page(s), in English)

Testing and Certification requirements under MTCTE scheme were notified through Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, 2017 [WTO TBT Notification G/TBT/IND66]. MTCTE Scheme is being launched in a phased manner and telecom products are gradually being brought under MTCTE regime. Telecom Products covered under Phase III & Phase IV of MTCTE regime has now been notified.

Following Essential Requirement are covered under Phase III of MTCTE Scheme:

1.    Base Station for Cellular Network

2.    Repeater for Cellular Network

3.    Compact Cellular Network

4.    Smart / CCTV Camera

5.    Smart Watch

6.    Smart Electricity Meter

7.    Tracking Device

8.    IoT Gateway

9.    End Point Device for Environmental Monitoring

10.  Equipment Operating in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Band

Following Essential Requirement are covered under Phase IV of MTCTE Scheme:

1.    Transmission Terminal Equipment (DWDM, DXC)

2.    Optical Fibre (Single-Mode)

3.    Satellite Communication Equipment

4.    Radio Broadcast Receiver

5.    Mobile Radio Trunking System

6.    HF Radio

7.    VHF/UHF Radio System Equipment

8.    PTP PMP Microwave Fixed Radio Systems

9.    IP Security Equipment

10.  Router

11.  LAN Switch

12.  Precision Timing Protocol Grand Master Equipment

13.  IP Multimedia Conferencing Equipment

14.  Mobility Management Entity (MME)

15.  Point of Sale Devices

16.  Conferencing Equipment

17.  Signalling Gateway

18.  Media Gateway

19.  Softswitch

20.  Digital Subscriber Line Equipment

21.  Session Border Controller

22.  Base Station Controller (BSC)/ Radio Network Controller (RNC)

23.  Mobile Switching Centre (MSC)/ MSC-Server (MSC-S) /Gateway MSC (GMSC) /Gateway MSC – Server (GMSC-S)[including Visitor Location Register(VLR)] MSC / MSC Server

24.  Equipment Identity Register (EIR)

25.  Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)

26.  OTA Platform and Device Manager Platform/ FOTA

27.  Home Location Register (HLR) / Home Subscriber Server (HSS) / Authentication Centre (Auc)

28.  Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) / Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN)

29.  Serving Gateway (S-GW) / Packet Gateway (P-GW)

30.  Short Message Service Centre (SMSC)

31.  Cell Broadcast Centre (CBC)

32.  Service Control Point (SCP)

33.    Operation Maintenance Centre (OMC) / Element Management System (EMS) / Network Management System (NMS) / Operation Support Systems (OSS)

34.    Gateway Mobile Location Centre (GMLC)

35.    Serving Mobile Location Centre (SMLC)

36.    Optical Fibre Cable

37.    Infiniband Switch 

Details of Standards specified in the Essential Requirements are referenced in document Annexures to ERs.