SIST EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2:2006

• Abstract:

  The present document specifies test methods and severities for verification of the required resistibility of equipment according to the relevant environmental class. The tests defined in Part 2-4 of this multi-part standard apply to stationary use of equipment at non-weatherprotected locations covering the environmental conditions stated in EN 300 019-1-4 [1].

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 31-Jan-2006
• ICS: 19.040 - Environmental testing
• ICS: 33.050.01 - Telecommunication terminal equipment in general
• Technical Committee: SS EIT - Technical Board for the electrotechnical, information technology and telecommunications fields
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 01-Feb-2006
• Due Date: 01-Feb-2006
• Completion Date: 01-Feb-2006
• Ref Project: ETSI EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2 (2003-04) - Environmental Engineering (EE); Environmental conditions and environmental tests for telecommunications equipment; Part 2-4: Specification of environmental tests; Stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations

SIST EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2:2006 is the Slovenian adoption of ETSI EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2. It specifies environmental test methods and severities for telecommunications equipment used in stationary installations at non-weatherprotected locations. In practice, it helps designers, test labs and buyers verify whether equipment can resist the climatic, mechanical and earthquake conditions linked to the relevant environmental class.

What does SIST EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2:2006 specify?

SIST EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2:2006 specifies the environmental tests used to verify resistibility for stationary telecommunications equipment at non-weatherprotected locations. The document is tied to the environmental classes in EN 300 019-1-4 and gives the test methods and severities to apply for those classes.

The document is organized into these main parts:

• Clause 1 - Scope
• Clause 2 - References
• Clause 3 - Environmental test specifications
• Clause 4 - Earthquake test specification
• Clause 5 - Notes to tables
• Annex A - Bibliography

Clause 3 is split into separate specifications for T 4.1, T 4.1E, T 4.2L and T 4.2H, plus the mechanical tests that apply across those classes. Clause 4 adds earthquake testing when a customer requires it, and clause 5 explains how to read the table notes.

What are the key requirements of SIST EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2:2006?

General test setup

SIST EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2:2006 assumes that the equipment is normally in operational state during the tests unless stated otherwise. The product specification has to define what performance is expected before, during and after each test, and the test conditions should be set up to load the equipment fully.

That matters because the standard is not just about surviving a lab condition. It also requires the equipment to be exercised in a realistic way so the test shows whether it still works as intended.

Climatic test specifications

SIST EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2:2006 defines four climatic test packages:

• T 4.1 - stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations, for most of Europe
• T 4.1E - extended stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations, for most of Europe
• T 4.2L - extremely cold locations, for world-wide use
• T 4.2H - extremely warm dry locations, for world-wide use

These packages combine tests for cold, dry heat, change of temperature, damp heat, rain, solar radiation, chemically active substances, mechanically active substances, flora and fauna. In practice, a user selects the class that matches the installation site and then applies the test set named for that class.

Mechanical tests

SIST EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2:2006 includes mechanical testing for vibration and shock. Clause 3.5 covers sinusoidal vibration, random vibration, bump and shock, and it relates them to IEC 60721-3-4 mechanical classes 4M3 and 4M5.

The equipment under test is mounted in the in-use position and its function is monitored during the test. For a reader, this means the mounting arrangement and cable or connection setup matter, because the test is meant to represent the installed condition rather than a loose specimen.

Earthquake testing

SIST EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2:2006 adds an earthquake test when the customer specifies earthquake conditions. This applies to classes 4.1, 4.1E, 4.2L and 4.2H.

Clause 4 starts with a vibration response investigation, using either sine sweep or random testing, to identify the lowest resonant frequency of the mounted specimen. If the equipment shows no resonance below 5 Hz and already passes the class 4M5 sinusoidal vibration test, the time-history test can be omitted. The actual earthquake test uses a required response spectrum and references a time-history method in IEC 60068-2-57.

How to read the table notes

SIST EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2:2006 uses notes to explain why some conditions are tested and others are not. Some effects are covered indirectly, such as rain cooling being covered in the temperature change test, and some conditions are treated as design considerations rather than separate tests, such as chemically active substances and mechanically active substances.

For a practical user, the notes matter because they tell you when the document expects a test, when a special case needs one, and when the product specification must set the pass/fail criteria more precisely.

What terms does SIST EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2:2006 define?

• Environmental Engineering (EE) is the ETSI subject area covering environmental classification and testing for telecommunications equipment.
• Acceleration Spectral Density (ASD) is the measure used to state random vibration severity in the mechanical test notes.
• Required Response Spectrum (RRS) is the target earthquake response spectrum used in the time-history method.
• Zero Period Acceleration (ZPA) is the earthquake parameter used in Table 6 to describe the flat high-frequency level of the response spectrum.
• T 4.1E is the extended environmental class for stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations, used for a broader climatic envelope than T 4.1.
• T 4.2L is the environmental class for extremely cold stationary installations at non-weatherprotected locations.
• T 4.2H is the environmental class for extremely warm dry stationary installations at non-weatherprotected locations.

Who uses SIST EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2:2006?

SIST EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2:2006 is used by telecommunications equipment manufacturers, environmental test laboratories, quality managers, and buyers or specifiers who need to define outdoor installation requirements. It is also useful for product engineers writing test plans and product specifications, because the document tells them which environmental class to target and which test methods to apply.

The standard is most relevant when equipment is intended for stationary use outside weather protection, where the installer's concern is not only function, but also resistibility to climate, vibration, shock and earthquake conditions.

Which standards are used with SIST EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2:2006?

Standard	What it contributes
EN 300 019-1-4	The environmental conditions and classes for stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations.
IEC 60068-2	The test methods used for cold, dry heat, temperature change, damp heat, rain, vibration and shock.
ETSI EN 300 019-2-0	The general overview of Part 2 of the EN 300 019 series.
IEC 60721-3-4	The mechanical environmental classes used in the vibration and shock notes.
ANSI T1.329-2000	The Verteq II time-history signal used for earthquake testing.
ETSI ETR 035	Guidance and terminology for environmental engineering.

What does the SIST EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2:2006 document contain?

SIST EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2:2006 contains test specification tables for climatic conditions, mechanical tests and earthquake testing. The climatic tables list the environmental parameters, test methods and severities for T 4.1, T 4.1E, T 4.2L and T 4.2H.

The document also contains the earthquake procedure, including vibration response investigation, the time-history method, Figure 1 for the Required Response Spectrum, and Table 7 for the spectrum co-ordinates. Clause 5 then explains the meaning of the table notes so the user can judge when a test is required, when a value is only a characteristic severity, and how the product specification should set operational criteria.

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Environmental Engineering (EE); Environmental conditions and environmental tests for
telecommunications equipment; Part 2-4: Specification of environmental tests; Stationary
use at non-weatherprotected locations
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ICS:
19.040 Preskušanje v zvezi z Environmental testing
okoljem
33.050.01 Telekomunikacijska Telecommunication terminal
terminalska oprema na equipment in general
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

European Standard (Telecommunications series)

Environmental Engineering (EE);
Environmental conditions and environmental tests
for telecommunications equipment;
Part 2-4: Specification of environmental tests;
Stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations

2 ETSI EN 300 019-2-4 V2.2.2 (2003-04)

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights.4
Foreword.4
1 Scope.5
2 References.5
3 Environmental test specifications.5
3.1 Specification T 4.1: Non-weatherprotected locations, climatic tests.6
3.2 Specification T 4.1E: Non-weatherprotected locations - extended, climatic tests.8
3.3 Specification T 4.2L: Non-weatherprotected locations – extremely cold, climatic tests.10
3.4 Specification T 4.2H: Non-weatherprotected locations – extremely warm dry, climatic tests.12
3.5 Specification T 4.1, 4.1E, 4.2L and 4.2H: Non-weatherprotected locations - mechanical tests.14
4 Earthquake test specification.15
4.1 Vibration response investigation .15
4.2 Test conditioning.15
5 Notes to tables .17
5.1 General note.17
5.2 Notes to tables 1 to 6 .18
Annex A (informative): Bibliography.20
History .21

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Foreword
This European Standard (Telecommunications series) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee Environmental
Engineering (EE).
The present document is part 2, sub-part 4 of a multi-part deliverable covering the classification of environmental
conditions and environmental tests for telecommunications equipment, as identified below:
Part 1: "Classification of environmental conditions"; (see note 1)
Part 2: "Specification of environmental tests"; (see note 2)
Sub-part 0: "Introduction";
Sub-part 1: "Storage";
Sub-part 2: "Transportation";
Sub-part 3: "Stationary use at weatherprotected locations";
Sub-part 4: "Stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations";
Sub-part 5: "Ground vehicle installations";
Sub-part 6: "Ship environments";
Sub-part 7: "Portable and non-stationary use";
Sub-part 8: "Stationary use at underground locations".
NOTE 1: Specifies different standardized environmental classes covering climatic and biological conditions,
chemically and mechanically active substances and mechanical conditions during storage, transportation
and in use.
NOTE 2: Specifies the recommended test severities and test methods for the different environmental classes.

National transposition dates
Date of latest announcement of this EN (doa): 31 July 2003
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this EN (dop/e): 31 January 2004
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 31 January 2004

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1 Scope
The present document specifies test methods and severities for verification of the required resistibility of equipment
according to the relevant environmental class.
The tests defined in Part 2-4 of this multi-part standard apply to stationary use of equipment at non-weatherprotected
locations covering the environmental conditions stated in EN 300 019-1-4 [1].
2 References
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present
document.
• References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or
non-specific.
• For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
• For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies.
Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at
http://docbox.etsi.org/Reference.
[1] ETSI EN 300 019-1-4: "Environmental Engineering (EE); Environmental conditions and
environmental tests for telecommunications equipment; Part 1-4: Classification of environmental
conditions; Stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations".
[2] IEC 60068-2: "Environmental testing - Part 2: Tests".
[3] ETSI EN 300 019-2-0: "Environmental Engineering (EE); Environmental conditions and
environmental tests for telecommunications equipment; Part 2-0: Specification of environmental
tests; Introduction".
[4] IEC 60721-3-4: "Classification of environmental conditions - Part 3: Classification of groups of
environmental parameters and their severities - Section 4: Stationary use at non-weatherprotected
locations".
[5] ANSI T1.329-2000: "Network Equipment Earthquake Resistance Standard".
[6] ETSI ETR 035: "Equipment Engineering (EE); Environmental engineering Guidance and
terminology".
3 Environmental test specifications
The detailed descriptions of the environmental conditions are given in clauses 4 and 5 of EN 300 019-1-4 [1].
EN 300 019-2-0 [3] forms a general overview of Part 2 of the present document.
The equipment under test is assumed to be in its operational state throughout the test conditions described in the present
document unless otherwise stated. The required performance before, during and after the test need to be specified in the
product specification. Input and load conditions of the equipment shall be chosen to obtain full utilization of the
equipment under test. The heat dissipation shall be maximized, except for the steady state, low temperature test, where
it shall be minimized.
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3.1 Specification T 4.1: Non-weatherprotected locations, climatic tests
This specification applies to most of Europe as described in EN 300 019-1-4 [1] (see tables 1).
Table 1: Test specification T 4.1: Stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations-climatic tests
Environmental parameter Environmental Environmental test specification T 4.1: Stationary use,
Class 4.1 Non-weatherprotected locations
Type Parameter Detail parameter Characteristic Test severity Duration Reference Method Notes
severity
(°C) -33 -33 or -45 16 h IEC 60068-2-1 [2] Ab/Ad: Cold 1
Low
Air
High (°C) +40 +40 or +55 16 h IEC 60068-2-2 [2] Bb/Bd: Dry heat 2
temperature
(°C) -10/+40 2 cycles IEC 60068-2-14 [2] Nb: Change of 3
Change
(°C/min) 0,5 0,5 t = 3 h temperature

low (%) 15 none  8
high (%) 100 93 10 d IEC 60068-2-56 [2] Cb: Damp heat steady state 4
Relative (°C) +30
condensation yes   5
Humidity
(%) 90-100 2 cycles IEC 60068-2-30 [2] Db: Damp heat, cyclic Variant 1
(°C) +30
0,26 none
low (g/m )
Absolute
25   6
high (g/m )
low (kPa) 70 none  7
Pressure
high (kPa) 106 none  7
Air
Speed (m/s) 50 none  8
3 2
intensity 6 mm/min IEC 60068-2-18 [2] Rb: Impacting water Method 2.2 9
0,01 m /min 3 min/m or
Rain
90 kPa 15 min
low temperature (°C) +5 none
Water
Other splashing water   10
sources
Icing & yes none  8
frosting
1 120   11
Solar
(W/m )
Radiation
negligible
Heat
(W/m )
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Environmental parameter Environmental Environmental test specification T 4.1: Stationary use,
Class 4.1 Non-weatherprotected locations
Type Parameter Detail parameter Characteristic Test severity Duration Reference Method Notes
severity
0,3/1,0 none  12
SO (mg/m )
Sulphur
0,1/0,5 none  12
HS (mg/m )
salt mist sea and road salt none  12
0,1/0,3 none  12
Chlorine Cl (mg/m )
Chemically
0,1/0,5 none  12
active HCI (mg/m )
substances
0,5/1,0 none  12
NO (mg/m )
x
Nitrogen
1,0/3,0 none  12
NH (mg/m )
0,01/0,03 none  12
Hydrogen fluoride HF
(mg/m )
Ozone O 3
0,05/0,1 none  12
3 (mg/m )
sedimentation 20   13
Mechanically
Dust (mg/(m h))
active
5   13
suspension (mg/m )
substances
300   13
Sand
(mg/m )
Flora and Micro organisms mould, fungus, etc. none  14
fauna Rodents, insects rodents, etc. none  14
NOTE 1: none = verification is required only in special cases.
NOTE 2: n = number of note, see clause 5.

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3.2 Specification T 4.1E: Non-weatherprotected locations - extended, climatic tests
This specification covers most of Europe as described in EN 300 019-1-4 [1] (see tables 2).
Table 2: Test specification T 4.1E: Stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations, extended - climatic tests
Environmental parameter Environmental Environmental test specification T 4.1E: Stationary use
Class 4.1E Non-weatherprotected locations - extended
Type Parameter Detail parameter Characteristic Test severity Duration Reference Method Notes
severity
Low (°C) -45 -45 or -55 16 h IEC 60068-2-1 [2] Ab/Ad: Cold 1
Air
High (°C) +45 +45 or +60 16 h IEC 60068-2-2 [2] Bb/Bd: Dry heat 2
temperature
(°C) -10/+45 2 cycles IEC 60068-2-14 [2] Nb: Change of temperature 3
Change
(°C/min) 0,5 0,5 t1 = 3 h
low (%) 8 none  8
high (%) 100 93 10 d IEC 60068-2-56 [2] Cb: Damp heat steady state 4

(°C) +30
Relative
condensation yes 2 cycles IEC 60068-2-30 [2] Db: Damp heat cyclic Variant 1 5

(%) 90–100
Humidity
(°C) +30
0,03 none  6
low (g/m )
Absolute
high (g/m )
low (kPa) 70 none  7
Pressure
high (kPa) 106 none  7
Air
(m/s) 50 none  8
Speed
3 2
intensity 15 mm/min IEC 60068-2-18 [2] Rb 1.2 9
0,01 m /min  90 kPa 6 min/m or 30 min
Rain
low temperature (°C) +5 none
Water
Other sources splashing water   10
Icing & frosting yes none  8
1 120   11
Solar
(W/m )
Radiation
negligible
Heat
(W/m )
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Environmental parameter Environmental Environmental test specification T 4.1E: Stationary use
Class 4.1E Non-weatherprotected locations - extended
Type Parameter Detail parameter Characteristic Test severity Duration Reference Method Notes
severity
Chemically Sulphur 0,3/1,0 none  12
SO (mg/m )
active
0,1/0,5 none  12
HS (mg/m )
substances 2
Chlorine salt mist sea and road salt none  12
0,1/0,3 none  12
Cl (mg/m )
0,1/0,5 none  12
HCl (mg/m )
Nitrogen 0,5/1,0 none  12
NO (mg/m )
x
1,0/3,0 none  12
NH (mg/m )
Hydrogen fluoride HF 0,01/0,03 none  12
(mg/m )
Ozone O 3
0,05/0,1 none  12
3 (mg/m )
Mechanically Dust sedimentation 20   13
active
(mg/(m h))
substances
suspension 5   13
(mg/m )
Sand 300   13
(mg/m )
Flora and Micro organisms mould, fungus, etc. none  14
fauna
Rodents, insects rodents, etc. none  14
NOTE 1: none = verification is required only in special cases.
NOTE 2: n = number of note, see clause 5.

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3.3 Specification T 4.2L: Non-weatherprotected locations – extremely cold, climatic tests
This specification covers world-wide conditions as described in EN 300 019-1-4 [1] (see tables 3).
Table 3: Test specification T 4.2L: Stationary use at non-weatherprotected locations, extremely cold - climatic tests
Environmental parameter Environmental Environmental test specification T 4.2L: Stationary use
Class 4.2L Non-weatherprotected locations – extremely cold
Type Parameter Detail parameter Characteristic Test severity Duration Reference Method Notes
severity
Low (°C) -65 -65 or -75 16 h IEC 60068-2-1 [2] Ab/Ad: Cold 1
Air
High (°C) +35 +35 or +50 16 h IEC 60068-2-2 [2] Bb/Bd: Dry heat 2
temperature
(°C) -10/+45 2 cycles IEC 60068-2-14 [2] Nb: Change of temperature 3
Change
(°C/min) 0,5 0,5 t1 = 3 h
low (%) 20 none  8
high (%) 100 93 10 d IEC 60068-2-56 [2] Cb: Damp heat steady state 4

(°C) +30
Relative
condensation yes 2 cycles IEC 60068-2-30 [2] Db: Damp heat cyclic Variant 1 5

(%) 90 –100
Humidity
(°C) +30
0,003 none  6
low (g/m )
Absolute
high (g/m )
...