July, 2023
The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) of India published a Notification on July 20, 2023, which updates the Essential Requirements (ER) of Passive Optical Network (PON) devices under MTCTE for the following parameters:
Protocol Tests for any PON interface – These parameters have been exempted until December 31, 2023.
Automatic Laser Shut-Down (ALS) or Automatic Power Shut-Down (APSD) – TEC will continue to allow self-declaration of conformity by the applicant.
ECR – Applicants may upload test reports/results conducted by the OEM or any NABL accredited lab with ECR values as indicated by the TEC standard.