Abstract

The objective of this Standard is to provide methods for the determination of radio-frequency (RF) field strength, power density and specific absorption rate (SAR) in the vicinity of radiocommunication base stations (RBS) for the purpose of evaluating human exposure.

Scope

This document provides methods for the determination of radio-frequency (RF) field strength and specific absorption rate (SAR) in the vicinity of radiocommunication base stations (RBS) for the purpose of evaluating human exposure.
This document:
a) considers intentionally radiating RBS which transmit on one or more antennas using one or more frequencies in the range 110 MHz to 100 GHz;
b) considers the impact of ambient sources on RF exposure at least in the 100 kHz to 300 GHz frequency range;
c) specifies the methods to be used for RF exposure evaluation for compliance assessment applications, namely:
1) product compliance – determination of compliance boundary information for an RBS product before it is placed on the market;
2) product installation compliance – determination of the total RF exposure levels in accessible areas from an RBS product and other relevant sources before the product is put into service;
3) in-situ RF exposure assessment – measurement of in-situ RF exposure levels in the vicinity of an RBS installation after the product has been taken into operation;
d) describes several RF field strength and SAR measurement and computation methodologies with guidance on their applicability to address both the in-situ evaluation of installed RBS and laboratory-based evaluations;
e) describes how surveyors, with a sufficient level of expertise, establish their specific evaluation procedures appropriate for their evaluation purpose;
f) provides guidance on how to report, interpret and compare results from different evaluation methodologies and, where the evaluation purpose requires it, determine a justified decision against a limit value;
g) provides short descriptions of the informative example case studies given in the companion Technical Report IEC TR 62669 [1].

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
ProductNote	This Standard is published with an accompanying product which consists of a zip file which contains Excel files. These files are referenced in the text. The original IEC text refers to the Excel files being embedded in the text, however they are not embedded in the pdf of this adoption. They may be obtained on purchase of the Standard, in the following manner: (1) USB Flash drive containing a Zip file with the Excel files, for hard copy purchasers. (2) Zip file with the Excel files, for PDF purchasers downloaded from the SAI Global Info Store. These files are intended to be used as a complement and do not form an integral part of the standard. PDF download size approx. 6 MB and Zip file download size approx. 88 KB.
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ISBN
Committee	TE-007
Supersedes	DR AS IEC 62232:2017