FCC 2.944 Revised as of October 1, 2006
Goto Year:2005 |
2007
Sec. 2.944 Software defined radios.
(a) Manufacturers must take steps to ensure that only software that has been
approved with a software defined radio can be loaded into the radio. The
software must not allow the user to operate the transmitter with operating
frequencies, output power, modulation types or other radio frequency
parameters outside those that were approved. Manufacturers may use means
including, but not limited to the use of a private network that allows only
authenticated users to download software, electronic signatures in software
or coding in hardware that is decoded by software to verify that new
software can be legally loaded into a device to meet these requirements and
must describe the methods in their application for equipment authorization.
(b) Any radio in which the software is designed or expected to be modified
by a party other than the manufacturer and would affect the operating
parameters of frequency range, modulation type or maximum output power
(either radiated or conducted), or the circumstances under which the
transmitter operates in accordance with Commission rules, must comply with
the requirements in paragraph (a) of this section and must be certified as a
software defined radio.
(c) Applications for certification of software defined radios must include a
high level operational description or flow diagram of the software that
controls the radio frequency operating parameters.
[ 70 FR 23039 , May 4, 2005]
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