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News Release from: Siemic Laboratories | Subject: China WLAN approvals
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 15 December 2003
New standards for wireless LANs in China
China has officially implemented new standards for wireless LAN equipment (GB15629.11 and GB15629.1102), with a transition period of 6 months.
With effect from 1st December 2003, China has officially implemented new standards for wireless LAN equipment (GB15629.11 and GB15629.1102), with a transition period of 6 months All WLAN products manufactured after this date and shipped into China after 1st June 2004 must comply with the new standards
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 12 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Until now, China has used IEEE802.11 and IEEE802.11b standards for 2.4GHz WLAN certification.
There are total of 18 differences between the IEEE standards and GB15629.11/15629.1102.
The major difference is in authentication and privacy.
The new GB standards request that all WLAN products implement WAPI (WLAN authentication and privacy infrastructure) which is detailed in Clause 8 of GB15629.11.
Siemic has complete GB 15629.11 implementation guidelines (in English) to assist WLAN manufacturers in meeting Chinese GB standards.
With its office in China, Siemic offers a one-stop-shop services for China approvals, including CCC Mark (CNCA), network access licence (MII) and radio type approvals (TAB).
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