Help in understanding South Africa Spectrum Requirements

Hello all -


I am wondering if someone would be able to assist me in wading through these regulations. I seem to have found an inconsistency in the regulatory documentation that I cannot resolve.

I would like to deploy a sensor RFID device in South Africa. If a threshold on this sensor is reached, I would like to transmit a Short Range non-voice/non-video signal, ideally on 868 MHz. I expect the device to be in a transmitting mode much less than 0.1% of the time.

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has a detailed regulations document on this subject: http://www.icasa.org.za/Portals/0/Re...s/RFSR2015.pdf

On the bottom of page 70, under 865-868 MHz, this document states that the maximum ERP is 2 W, which is well within my device's specifications. The 865-868 MHz line on this document also spells out Additional Requirements, including CEPT/ERC/REC 70-03. My application will have an E.R.P. of around 530-800 mW. My application does implement Listen Before Talk and does not utilize Spread Spectrum Techniques.

I was able to locate this document at the following link: http://www.erodocdb.dk/Docs/doc98/of...f/Rec7003e.PDF

I believe either Annex 1 or Annex 2 is applicable to my application; however, neither of which seem to allow an E.R.P. above 25 mW.

Page 53 refers to EN 302 208 on the matter of 2 W 865-868 MHz. This document can be found at: http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_EN/...01v010401o.pdf

It seems that this is limited to animal tracking at this power level?

Am I misinterpreting something in these documents or doing something else rather silly?


Thanks!
Stephen

2 W ERP for UHF is also permitted in other standards e.g. ETSI, in so far it sound like a reasonable specification. Similiar power levels are required to access passive tags over a certain distance.

Regarding priority of regulations, you can assume that the specific determinations in the national document come first. "Additional requirements" can't rule out explicite specifications.

FvM,

Thank you for your interpretation! Very helpful.

Stephen