SAR Report

FCC ID: N7NAC402

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FCC OET BULLETIN 65 SUPPLEMENT C INDUSTRY CANADA RSS-102 SAR EVALUATION REPORT FOR PCA, EVDO MINI-PCI EXPRESS CARD CDMA MODEM MODEL: AC402 FCC ID: N7NAC402 IC: 2417C-AC402 REPORT NUMBER: 08U12312-5 ISSUE DATE: FEBRUARY 11, 2009 Prepared for SIERRA WIRELESS INC. 2290 COSMOS CT. CARLSBAD, CA 92011 Prepared by COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES 47173 BENICIA STREET FREMONT, CA 94538, USA

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 Revision History Rev. Issue Date Revisions Revised By -- February 11, 2009 Initial Issue -- COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 2 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 ATTESTATION OF TEST RESULTS................................................................................................... 4 2 TEST METHODOLOGY....................................................................................................................... 5 3 FACILITIES AND ACCREDITATION ................................................................................................... 5 4 CALIBRATION AND UNCERTAINTY .................................................................................................. 6 4.1 MEASURING INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION ............................................................................. 6 4.2 MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY .............................................................................................. 6 5 DEVICE UNDER TEST (DUT) DESCRIPTION ................................................................................... 7 5.1 DESCRIPTION OF EUT .............................................................................................................. 7 6 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................................................... 8 6.1 COMPOSITION OF INGREDIENTS FOR TISSUE SIMULATING LIQUIDS .............................. 9 7 SIMULATING LIQUID CHECK........................................................................................................... 10 7.1 SIMULATING LIQUID PARAMETER CHECK RESULT............................................................ 11 8 SYSTEM PERFORMANCE CHECK .................................................................................................. 13 8.1 SYSTEM PERFORMANCE CHECK RESULTS........................................................................ 14 9 OUTPUT POWER VERIFICATION.................................................................................................... 15 9.1 RF POWER OUTPUT FOR WWAN .......................................................................................... 15 9.2 RF POWER OUTPUT FOR 1XRTT........................................................................................... 15 9.3 RF POWER OUTPUT FOR EV-DO REL 0................................................................................ 17 9.4 RF POWER OUTPUT FOR EV-DO REV A............................................................................... 18 10 SAR MEASURMENT RESULTS FOR WWAN .................................................................................. 19 10.1 PCS BAND................................................................................................................................. 19 10.2 CELL BAND ............................................................................................................................... 20 11 EQUIPMENT LIST AND CALIBRATION............................................................................................ 23 12 ATTACHMENTS................................................................................................................................. 24 13 SETUP PHOTOS ................................................................................................................................ 25 14 EUT PHOTOS .................................................................................................................................... 26 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 3 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 1 ATTESTATION OF TEST RESULTS COMPANY NAME: SIERRA WIRELESS INC. 2290 COSMOS CT. CARLSBAD, CA 92011 EUT DESCRIPTION: CDMA/1x EVDO Rel 0 / EVDO Rev. A MODEL: AC402 DEVICE CATEGORY: Portable EXPOSURE CATEGORY: General Population/Uncontrolled Exposure DATE TESTED: January 26 and February 3, 2009 THE HIGHEST SAR VALUES: 1g_Limit FCC / IC Rule Parts Frequency Range [MHz] The Highest 1g_SAR Values (mW/g) (mW/g) 22H / RSS-102 824 - 849 1.04 (Express Card) 1.6 24E / RSS-102 1850 - 1910 1.51 (Express Card) 1.6 REFERENCE STANDARDS/TEST PROCEDURES FCC OET BULLETIN 65 SUPPLEMENT C, and the following specific FCC Test Procedures. o KDB 941225 D01 SAR Test for 3G Devices o KDB447498 Mobile and Portable Device RF Exposure Procedures and Equipment Authorization Policies IC RSS 102 Issue 2 Compliance Certification Services, Inc. (CCS) tested the above equipment in accordance with the requirements set forth in the above standards. All indications of Pass/Fail in this report are opinions expressed by CCS based on interpretations and/or observations of test results. The test results show that the equipment tested is capable of demonstrating compliance with the requirements as documented in this report. Note: The results documented in this report apply only to the tested sample, under the conditions and modes of operation as described herein. This document may not be altered or revised in any way unless done so by CCS and all revisions are duly noted in the revisions section. Any alteration of this document not carried out by CCS will constitute fraud and shall nullify the document. No part of this report may be used to claim product certification, approval, or endorsement by NVLAP, NIST, or any government agency. Approved & Released For CCS By: Tested By: SUNNY SHIH CAROL BAUMANN EMC SUPERVISOR EMC ENGINEER COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 4 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 2 TEST METHODOLOGY The tests documented in this report were performed in accordance with FCC OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C, IC RSS 102 Issue 2 and the following specific FCC Test Procedures. o KDB 941225 D01 SAR Test for 3G Devices o KDB447498 Mobile and Portable Device RF Exposure Procedures and Equipment Authorization Policies 3 FACILITIES AND ACCREDITATION The test sites and measurement facilities used to collect data are located at 47173 Benicia Street, Fremont, California, USA. CCS is accredited by NVLAP, Laboratory Code 200065-0. The full scope of accreditation can be viewed at http://ts.nist.gov/Standards/scopes/2000650.htm. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 5 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 4 CALIBRATION AND UNCERTAINTY 4.1 MEASURING INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION The measuring equipment utilized to perform the tests documented in this report have been calibrated in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations, and is traceable to recognized national standards. 4.2 MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY Measurement uncertainty for 300 MHz – 3000 MHz Probe Std. Unc.(±%) Uncertainty component Tol. (±%) Div. Ci (1g) Ci (10g) Dist. Ui (1g) Ui(10g) Measurement System Probe Calibration 4.80 N 1 1 1 4.80 4.80 Axial Isotropy 4.70 R 1.732 0.707 0.707 1.92 1.92 Hemispherical Isotropy 9.60 R 1.732 0.707 0.707 3.92 3.92 Boundary Effects 1.00 R 1.732 1 1 0.58 0.58 Linearity 4.70 R 1.732 1 1 2.71 2.71 System Detection Limits 1.00 R 1.732 1 1 0.58 0.58 Readout Electronics 1.00 N 1 1 1 1.00 1.00 Response Time 0.80 R 1.732 1 1 0.46 0.46 Integration Time 2.60 R 1.732 1 1 1.50 1.50 RF Ambient Conditions - Noise 1.59 R 1.732 1 1 0.92 0.92 RF Ambient Conditions - Reflections 0.00 R 1.732 1 1 0.00 0.00 Probe Positioner Mechnical Tolerance 0.40 R 1.732 1 1 0.23 0.23 Probe Positioning With Respect to Phantom Shell 2.90 R 1.732 1 1 1.67 1.67 Extrapolation, interpolation, and integration algorithms for max. SAR evaluation 3.90 R 1.732 1 1 2.25 2.25 Test sample Related Test Sample Positioning 1.10 N 1 1 1 1.10 1.10 Device Holder Uncertainty 3.60 N 1 1 1 3.60 3.60 Power and SAR Drift Measurement 5.00 R 1.732 1 1 2.89 2.89 Phantom and Tissue Parameters Phantom Uncertainty 4.00 R 1.732 1 1 2.31 2.31 Liquid Conductivity - Target 5.00 R 1.732 0.64 0.43 1.85 1.24 Liquid Conductivity - Meas. 8.60 N 1 0.64 0.43 5.50 3.70 Liquid Permittivity - Target 5.00 R 1.732 0.6 0.49 1.73 1.41 Liquid Permittivity - Meas. 3.30 N 1 0.6 0.49 1.98 1.62 Combined Standard Uncertainty RSS 11.44 10.49 Expanded Uncertainty (95% Confidence Interval) K=2 22.87 20.98 Notesfor table 1. Tol. - tolerance in influence quaitity 2. N - Nomal 3. R - Rectangular 4. Div. - Divisor used to obtain standard uncertainty 5. Ci - is te sensitivity coefficient COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 6 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 5 DEVICE UNDER TEST (DUT) DESCRIPTION 5.1 DESCRIPTION OF EUT PCA, EVDO MINI-PCI EXPRESS CARD CDMA MODEM Network: 3G-CDMA2000 EV-DO Rel 0, Rev A. This device also supports 1x RTT voice and/or data operations Host Device: Toshiba Satellite P105-S9337 (for Express Card) Toshiba Satellite A105-S4344 (for Card Bus PC Card) Antenna(s): Internal Power Supply: Power is supplied through laptop computer (host device) COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 7 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 6 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION The DASY4 system for performing compliance tests consists of the following items: • A standard high precision 6-axis robot (Stäubli RX family) with controller, teach pendant and software. An arm extension for accommodating the data acquisition electronics (DAE). • A dosimetric probe, i.e., an isotropic E-field probe optimized and calibrated for usage in tissue simulating liquid. The probe is equipped with an optical surface detector system. • A data acquisition electronics (DAE) which performs the signal amplification, signal multiplexing, AD-conversion, offset measurements, mechanical surface detection, collision detection, etc. The unit is battery powered with standard or rechargeable batteries. The signal is optically transmitted to the EOC. • The function of the measurement server is to perform the time critical tasks such as signal filtering, control of the robot operation and fast movement interrupts. • A probe alignment unit which improves the (absolute) accuracy of the probe positioning. • A computer operating Windows 2000 or Windows XP. • DASY4 software. • Remote controls with teach pendant and additional circuitry for robot safety such as warning lamps, etc. • The SAM twin phantom enabling testing left-hand and right-hand usage. • The device holder for handheld mobile phones. • Tissue simulating liquid mixed according to the given recipes. • Validation dipole kits to validate the proper functioning of the system. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 8 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 6.1 COMPOSITION OF INGREDIENTS FOR TISSUE SIMULATING LIQUIDS The following tissue formulations are provided for reference only as some of the parameters have not been thoroughly verified. The composition of ingredients may be modified accordingly to achieve the desired target tissue parameters required for routine SAR evaluation. Ingredients Frequency (MHz) (% by weight) 450 835 915 1900 2450 Tissue Type Head Body Head Body Head Body Head Body Head Body Water 38.56 51.16 41.45 52.4 41.05 56.0 54.9 40.4 62.7 73.2 Salt (NaCl) 3.95 1.49 1.45 1.4 1.35 0.76 0.18 0.5 0.5 0.04 Sugar 56.32 46.78 56.0 45.0 56.5 41.76 0.0 58.0 0.0 0.0 HEC 0.98 0.52 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.21 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 Bactericide 0.19 0.05 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.27 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 Triton X-100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 36.8 0.0 DGBE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 44.92 0.0 0.0 26.7 Dielectric Constant 43.42 58.0 42.54 56.1 42.0 56.8 39.9 54.0 39.8 52.5 Conductivity (S/m) 0.85 0.83 0.91 0.95 1.0 1.07 1.42 1.45 1.88 1.78 Salt: 99+% Pure Sodium Chloride Sugar: 98+% Pure Sucrose Water: De-ionized, 16 MΩ+ resistivity HEC: Hydroxyethyl Cellulose DGBE: 99+% Di(ethylene glycol) butyl ether, [2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol] Triton X-100 (ultra pure): Polyethylene glycol mono [4-(1,1, 3, 3-tetramethylbutyl)phenyl]ether COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 9 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 7 SIMULATING LIQUID CHECK The simulating liquids should be checked at the beginning of a series of SAR measurements to determine of the dielectric parameters are within the tolerances of the specified target values. The relative permittivity and conductivity of the tissue material should be within ± 5% of the values given in the table below. Dielectric Probe Network Analyzer Personal Computer Set-up for liquid parameters check Reference Values of Tissue Dielectric Parameters for Head and Body Phantom (for 150 – 3000 MHz and 5800 MHz) The head tissue dielectric parameters recommended by the IEEE SCC-34/SC-2 in IEEE Standard 1528 have been incorporated in the following table. These head parameters are derived from planar layer models simulating the highest expected SAR for the dielectric properties and tissue thickness variations in a human head. Other head and body tissue parameters that have not been specified in P1528 are derived from the tissue dielectric parameters computed from the 4-Cole-Cole equations and extrapolated according to the head parameters specified in IEEE Standard 1528. Head Body Target Frequency (MHz) εr σ (S/m) εr σ (S/m) 150 52.3 0.76 61.9 0.80 300 45.3 0.87 58.2 0.92 450 43.5 0.87 56.7 0.94 835 41.5 0.90 55.2 0.97 900 41.5 0.97 55.0 1.05 915 41.5 0.98 55.0 1.06 1450 40.5 1.20 54.0 1.30 1610 40.3 1.29 53.8 1.40 1800 – 2000 40.0 1.40 53.3 1.52 2450 39.2 1.80 52.7 1.95 3000 38.5 2.40 52.0 2.73 5800 35.3 5.27 48.2 6.00 3 (εr = relative permittivity, σ = conductivity and ρ = 1000 kg/m ) COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 10 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 7.1 SIMULATING LIQUID PARAMETER CHECK RESULT Simulating Liquid Dielectric Parameters Check Result @ Muscle 1900 MHz Room Ambient Temperature = 25°C; Relative humidity = 46% Measured by: Carol Baumann Simulating Liquid Parameters Measured Target Deviation (%) Limit (%) f (MHz) Depth (cm) e' 51.3365 Relative Permittivity (єr): 51.3365 53.3 -3.68 ±5 1900 15 e" 14.9148 Conductivity (σ): 1.57649 1.52 3.72 ±5 Liquid Check Ambient temperature: 25 deg. C; Liquid temperature: 24 deg. C January 26, 2009 09:28 AM Frequency e' e'' 1710000000. 52.4543 14.1112 1720000000. 52.3621 14.0927 1730000000. 52.2857 14.1094 1740000000. 52.2716 14.1559 1750000000. 52.2357 14.3105 1760000000. 52.1284 14.4801 1770000000. 51.9942 14.5821 1780000000. 51.9005 14.5939 1790000000. 51.8749 14.5898 1800000000. 51.8833 14.5901 1810000000. 51.8582 14.5573 1820000000. 51.8315 14.4829 1830000000. 51.8707 14.4640 1840000000. 51.8767 14.5555 1850000000. 51.8016 14.7165 1860000000. 51.6060 14.8423 1870000000. 51.4017 14.8839 1880000000. 51.3326 14.8565 1890000000. 51.3204 14.8766 1900000000. 51.3365 14.9148 1910000000. 51.3182 14.9724 The conductivity (σ) can be given as: σ = ωε0 e''= 2 π f ε0 e'' where f = target f * 106 ε0 = 8.854 * 10-12 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 11 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 Simulating Liquid Dielectric Parameters Check Result @ Muscle 835 MHz Room Ambient Temperature = 25°C; Relative humidity = 32% Measured by: Carol Baumann Simulating Liquid Parameters Measured Target Deviation (%) Limit (%) f (MHz) Depth (cm) e' 53.8969 Relative Permittivity (єr): 53.8969 55.2 -2.36 ±5 835 15 e" 20.4694 Conductivity (σ): 0.95085 0.97 -1.97 ±5 Liquid Check Ambient temperature: 25 deg. C; Liquid temperature: 24 deg. C February 03, 2009 09:13 AM Frequency e' e'' 750000000. 54.7316 20.8737 755000000. 54.7063 20.8943 760000000. 54.7105 20.9283 765000000. 54.7505 20.9611 770000000. 54.7557 20.9581 775000000. 54.7269 20.9896 780000000. 54.7100 21.0515 785000000. 54.6663 21.0988 790000000. 54.6311 21.1657 795000000. 54.5175 21.1680 800000000. 54.3753 21.1807 805000000. 54.2642 21.1150 810000000. 54.1301 20.9966 815000000. 54.0346 20.8886 820000000. 53.9714 20.7593 825000000. 53.9059 20.6378 830000000. 53.8802 20.5638 835000000. 53.8969 20.4694 840000000. 53.8270 20.4073 845000000. 53.8092 20.4247 850000000. 53.8005 20.4058 855000000. 53.8031 20.4150 860000000. 53.7897 20.4084 865000000. 53.7479 20.4660 870000000. 53.7458 20.5400 875000000. 53.7060 20.5957 880000000. 53.6525 20.6670 885000000. 53.5839 20.7224 890000000. 53.4715 20.7421 895000000. 53.3551 20.7740 900000000. 53.2514 20.6866 The conductivity (σ) can be given as: σ = ωε0 e''= 2 π f ε0 e'' where f = target f * 106 ε0 = 8.854 * 10-12 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 12 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 8 SYSTEM PERFORMANCE CHECK The system performance check is performed prior to any usage of the system in order to guarantee reproducible results. The system performance check verifies that the system operates within its specifications of ±10%. System Performance Check Measurement Conditions • The measurements were performed in the flat section of the SAM twin phantom filled with Body simulating liquid of the following parameters. • The DASY4 system with an Isotropic E-Field Probe EX3DV3-SN: 3531 was used for the measurements. • The dipole was mounted on the small tripod so that the dipole feed point was positioned below the center marking of the flat phantom section and the dipole was oriented parallel to the body axis (the long side of the phantom). The standard measuring distance was 10 mm (above 1 GHz) and 15 mm (below 1 GHz) from dipole center to the simulating liquid surface. • The coarse grid with a grid spacing of 15 mm was aligned with the dipole. For 5 GHz band - The coarse grid with a grid spacing of 10 mm was aligned with the dipole. • Special 7 x 7 x 7 fine cube was chosen for cube integration(dx=dy=5mm; dz=5mm). For 5 GHz band - Special 7 x 7 x 7 fine cube was chosen for cube integration (dx=dy=4.3mm; dz=3mm) • Distance between probe sensors and phantom surface was set to 3 mm. For 5 GHz band - Distance between probe sensors and phantom surface was set to 2.5 mm • The dipole input power (forward power) was 250 mW±3%. • The results are normalized to 1 W input power. Reference SAR Values for body-tissue In the table below, the numerical reference SAR values of a SPEAG validation dipoles placed below the flat phantom filled with body-tissue simulating liquid are given. The reference SAR values were calculated using the finite-difference time-domain method and the geometry parameters. Distance Frequency SAR (1g) SAR (10g) SAR (peak) Dipole Type (mm) (MHz) [W/kg] [W/kg] [W/kg] D450V2 15 450 5.01 3.36 7.22 D835V2 15 835 9.71 6.38 14.1 D900V2 15 900 11.1 7.17 16.3 D1450V2 10 1450 29.6 16.6 49.8 D1800V2 10 1800 38.5 20.3 67.5 D1900V2 10 1900 39.8 20.8 69.6 D2000V2 10 2000 40.9 21.2 71.5 D2450V2 10 2450 51.2 23.7 97.6 Note: All SAR values normalized to 1 W forward power. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 13 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 8.1 SYSTEM PERFORMANCE CHECK RESULTS System Validation Dipole: D1900V2 SN:5d043 The dipole input power (forward power): 250 mW Results Date: January 26, 2009 Ambient Temperature = 25°C; Relative humidity = 46% Measured by: Carol Baumann B o d y S im u la tin g L iq u id N o r m a liz e d D e v ia tio n L im it T a rg e t f (M H z ) T e m p . ( ° C ) D e p th (c m ) to 1 W (% ) (% ) 1g 3 8 .4 3 9 .8 - 3 .5 2 ± 10 1900 24 15 10g 20 2 0 .8 - 3 .8 5 ± 10 System Validation Dipole: D835V2 SN: 4d002 The dipole input power (forward power): 250 mW Results Date: February 3, 2009 Ambient Temperature = 25°C; Relative humidity = 32% Measured by: Carol Baumann B o d y S im u la tin g L iq u id N o r m a liz e d D e v ia tio n L im it T a rg e t f (M H z ) T e m p . ( ° C ) D e p th (c m ) to 1 W (% ) (% ) 1g 1 0 .1 9 .7 4 .0 2 ± 10 2450 24 15 10g 6 .6 6 6 .4 4 .3 9 ± 10 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 14 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 9 OUTPUT POWER VERIFICATION 9.1 RF POWER OUTPUT FOR WWAN Maximum output power is verified on the Low, Middle and High channels according to procedures in section 4.4.5.2 of 3GPP2 C.S0011/TIA-98-E for 1xRTT, section 3.1.2.3.4 of 3GPP2 C.S0033-0/TIA-866 for Rel. 0 and section 4.3.4 of 3GPP2 C.S0033-A for Rev. A 9.2 RF POWER OUTPUT FOR 1xRTT This procedure assumes the Agilent 8960 Test Set has the following applications installed and with valid license. Application Rev, License CDMA2000 Mobile Test B.13.08, L • Call Setup > Shift & Preset • Cell Info > Cell Parameters > System ID (SID) > 8 > Network ID (NID) > 65535 • Protocol Rev > 6 (IS-2000-0) • Radio Config (RC) > Please see following table or details • FCH Service Option (SO) Setup > Please see following table or details • Traffic Data Rate > Full • TDSO SCH Info > F-SCH Parameters > F-SCH Data Rate > 153.6 kbps > R-SCH Parameters > R-SCH Data Rate > 153.6 kbps • Rvs Power Ctrl > Active bits o Rvs Power Ctrl > All Up bits (Maximum TxPout) RF Power Output Results for 1xRTT RF Power Output for 1xRTT - Cell Band Radio Conducted Output Power (dBm) Configuration Service Option Ch. 1013/824.7MHz Ch. 384/836.52MHz Ch. 777/848.31MHz (RC) (SO) Average Peak Average Peak Average Peak 1 (Voice) 2 (Loopback) 23.75 28.41 23.6 28.36 23.6 28.3 RC1 3 (Voice) (Fwd1, Rvs1) 55 (Loopback) 23.80 28.57 23.6 28.42 23.65 28.25 68 (Voice) 9 (Loopback) 23.65 28.43 23.5 28.28 23.50 28.20 RC2 17 (Voice) (Fwd2, Rvs2) 55 (Loopback) 23.70 28.53 23.5 28.3 23.5 28.09 32768 (Voice) 1 (Voice) 2 (Loopback) 23.6 27.96 23.40 27.84 23.50 27.68 RC3 3 (Voice) (Fwd3, Rvs3) 55 (Loopback) 23.60 28.07 23.6 27.81 23,60 27.67 32 (+ F-SCH) 23.80 27.98 23.50 27.71 23.6 27.65 32 (+ SCH) 23.6 27.89 23.50 28.07 23.75 28.00 1 (Voice) 2 (Loopback) 23,6 27.96 23.50 27.82 23.6 27.78 RC4 3 (Voice) (Fwd4, Rvs3) 55 (Loopback) 23.60 27.84 23.5 27.87 23.5 27.88 32 (+ F-SCH) 23.70 28.05 23.5 27.86 23.60 27.78 32 (+ SCH) 23.60 28.06 23.40 27.71 23.6 27.76 9 (Loopback) 23.80 28.05 23.5 27.73 23.50 27.72 RC5 17 (Voice) (Fwd5, Rvs4) 55 (Loopback) 23.6 28.02 23.4 27.77 23.50 27.71 32768 (Voice) COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 15 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 RF Power Output Results for 1xRTT RF Power Output for 1xRTT - PCS Band Radio Conducted Output Power (dBm) Configuration Service Option Ch. 25/1851.25MHz Ch. 600/1880MHz Ch. 1175/1908.75 MHz (RC) (SO) Average Peak Average Peak Average Peak 1 (Voice) 2 (Loopback) 23.20 28.22 23.40 28.95 23.30 27.97 RC1 3 (Voice) (Fwd1, Rvs1) 55 (Loopback) 23.4 28.27 23.5 28.33 23.4 27.96 68 (Voice) 9 (Loopback) 23.5 28.28 23.6 28.50 23.5 28 RC2 17 (Voice) (Fwd2, Rvs2) 55 (Loopback) 23.3 28.22 23.5 28.44 23.4 28.11 32768 (Voice) 1 (Voice) 2 (Loopback) 23.5 27.90 23.6 28.01 23.4 27.76 RC3 3 (Voice) (Fwd3, Rvs3) 55 (Loopback) 23.5 27.87 23.60 28.1 23.4 27.62 32 (+ F-SCH) 23.4 28 23.40 28.21 23.50 27.77 32 (+ SCH) 23.50 27.96 23.60 28.02 23.50 28.07 1 (Voice) 2 (Loopback) 23.5 27.94 23.5 28.05 23.4 27.66 RC4 3 (Voice) (Fwd4, Rvs3) 55 (Loopback) 23.5 27.97 23.50 28.12 23.5 27.79 32 (+ F-SCH) 23.5 27.98 23.50 27.91 23.60 27.93 32 (+ SCH) 23.50 27.97 23.50 28.11 23.5 27.83 9 (Loopback) 23.4 28.07 23.50 27.88 23.4 27.7 RC5 17 (Voice) (Fwd5, Rvs4) 55 (Loopback) 235 27.99 23.60 28.06 23..4 27.65 32768 (Voice) COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 16 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 9.3 RF POWER OUTPUT FOR EV-DO REL 0 This procedure assumes the Agilent 8960 Test Set has the following applications installed and with valid license. Application Rev, License 1xEV-DO Terminal Test A.09.13 EVDO Release 0 - RTAP • Call Setup > Shift & Preset • Call Control: o Access Network Info > Cell Parameters > Sector ID > 00000000 > Subnet Mask > 0 o Generator Info > Termination Parameters > Max Forward Packet Duration > 16 Slots • Call Parms: o Cell Power > -105.5 dBm/1.23 MHz o Cell Band > (Select US Cellular or US PCS) o Channel > (Enter channel number) o Application Config > Enhanced Test Application Protocol > RTAP o RTAP Rate > 153.6 kbps o Rvs Power Ctrl > Active bits o Protocol Rel > 0 (1xEV-DO) • Press “Start Data Connection” when “Session Open” appear in “Active Cell” • Rvs Power Ctrl > All Up bits (Maximum TxPout) EVDO Release 0 - FTAP • Call Setup > Shift & Preset • Call Control: o Access Network Info > Cell Parameters > Sector ID > 00000000 > Subnet Mask > 0 o Generator Info > Termination Parameters > Max Forward Packet Duration > 16 Slots • Call Parms: o Cell Power > -105.5 dBm/1.23 MHz o Cell Band > (Select US Cellular or US PCS) o Channel > (Enter channel number) o Application Config > Enhanced Test Application Protocol > FTAP (default) o FTAP Rate > 307.2 kbps (2 Slot, QPSK) o Rvs Power Ctrl > Active bits o Protocol Rel > 0 (1xEV-DO) • Press “Start Data Connection” when “Session Open” appear in “Active Cell” • Rvs Power Ctrl > All Up bits (Maximum TxPout) RF Power Output for EV-DO Rel 0 Cell Band Conducted power (dBm) FTAP Rate RTAP Rate Channel f (MHz) Average Peak 1013 824.70 23.55 28.17 307.2 kbps 153.6 kbps 384 836.52 23.50 28.12 (2 slot, QPSK) 777 848.31 23.50 28.10 PCS Band Conducted power (dBm) FTAP Rate RTAP Rate Channel f (MHz) Average Peak 25 1851.25 23.50 28.64 307.2 kbps 153.6 kbps 600 1880.00 23.50 28.63 (2 slot, QPSK) 1175 1908.75 23.50 28.04 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 17 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 9.4 RF POWER OUTPUT FOR EV-DO REV A This procedure assumes the Agilent 8960 Test Set has the following applications installed and with valid license. Application Rev, License 1xEV-DO Terminal Test A.09.13 EVDO Release A – RETAP • Call Setup > Shift & Preset • Cell Power > -60 dBm/1.23 MHz • Protocol Rev > A (1xEV-DO-A) • Application Config > Enhanced Test Application Protocol > RETAP • R-Data Pkt Size > 4096 • Protocol Subtype Config > Release A Physical Layer Subtype > Subtype 2 > PL Subtype 2 Access Channel MAC Subtype > Default (Subtype 0) • Access Network Info > Cell Parameters > Sector ID > 00000000 > Subnet Mask > 0 • Generator Info > Termination Parameters > Max Forward Packet Duration >16 Slots > ACK R-Data After > Subpacket 0 (All ACK) • Rvs Power Ctrl > All Up bits (to get the maximum power) EVDO Release A - FETAP • Call Setup > Shift & Preset • Cell Power > -60 dBm/1.23 MHz • Protocol Rev > A (1xEV-DO-A) • Application Config > Enhanced Test Application Protocol > FETAP • F-Traffic Format > 4 (1024, 2,128) Canonical (307.2k, QPSK) • Protocol Subtype Config > Release A Physical Layer Subtype > Subtype 2 > PL Subtype 2 Access Channel MAC Subtype > Default (Subtype 0) • Access Network Info > Cell Parameters > Sector ID > 00000000 > Subnet Mask > 0 • Generator Info > Termination Parameters > Max Forward Packet Duration >16 Slots > ACK R-Data After > Subpacket 0 (All ACK) • Rvs Power Ctrl > All Up bits (to get the maximum power) RF Power Output Results for EV-DO Rev A Cell Band Conducted power (dBm) FETAP-Traffic Format RETAP-Data Payload Size Channel f (MHz) Average Peak 1013 824.70 23.70 29.19 307.2k, QPSK/ ACK channel 4096 384 836.52 23.60 29.21 is transmitted at all the slots 777 848.31 23.60 28.94 PCS Band Conducted power (dBm) FETAP-Traffic Format RETAP-Data Payload Size Channel f (MHz) Average Peak 25 1851.25 23.70 29.11 307.2k, QPSK/ ACK channel 4096 600 1880.00 23.75 29.23 is transmitted at all the slots 1175 1908.75 23.70 28.93 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 18 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 10 SAR MEASURMENT RESULTS FOR WWAN 10.1 PCS BAND Separation 1g_SAR (mW/g) Test Configurations Distance Mode Channel f (MHz) (mm) Measured Limit Rel 0 25 1851.25 1.35 Rel 0 600 1880 1.46 Express Card (inserted into Toshiba Rel 0 1175 1908.75 1.13 10 1.6 Satellite P105- Rev A 25 1851.25 1.37 S9337) Rev A 600 1880 1.51 Rev A 1175 1908.75 1.30 Rel 0 25 1851.25 1.00 Card Bus PC Card (inserted into Toshiba Rel 0 600 1880 1.07 10 1.6 Satellite A105- Rel 0 1175 1908.75 0.789 S4344) Rev A 600 1880 1.14 Notes: 1. The modes with highest output power channel were chosen for the testing. 2. SAR for Subtype 2 Physical Layer configurations is not required for Rev. A when the maximum average output of each RF channels is less than that measured in Subtype 0/1 Physical Layer configurations. Otherwise, SAR is measured on the maximum output channel for Rev. A using the exposure configuration that results in the highest SAR for that RF channel in Rel. 0. 3. SAR is not required for 1xRTT when the maximum average output of each channel is less than ¼ dB higher than that measured in Subtype 0/1 Physical Layer configurations for Rel. 0. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 19 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 10.2 CELL BAND Separation 1g_SAR (mW/g) Test Configurations Distance Mode Channel f (MHz) (mm) Measured Limit Rel 0 1013 824.7 0.869 Rel 0 384 836.52 0.953 Express Card (inserted into Toshiba Rel 0 777 848.31 0.726 10 1.6 Satellite P105- Rev A 1013 824.7 0.986 S9337) Rev A 384 836.52 1.04 Rev A 777 848.31 0.781 Rel 0 1013 824.7 0.739 Card Bus PC Card (inserted into Toshiba Rel 0 384 836.52 0.860 10 1.6 Satellite A105- Rel 0 777 848.31 0.658 S4344) Rev A 384 836.52 0.926 Notes: 1. The modes with highest output power channel were chosen for the testing. 2. SAR for Subtype 2 Physical Layer configurations is not required for Rev. A when the maximum average output of each RF channels is less than that measured in Subtype 0/1 Physical Layer configurations. Otherwise, SAR is measured on the maximum output channel for Rev. A using the exposure configuration that results in the highest SAR for that RF channel in Rel. 0. 3. SAR is not required for 1xRTT when the maximum average output of each channel is less than ¼ dB higher than that measured in Subtype 0/1 Physical Layer configurations for Rel. 0. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 20 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

Date/Time: 1/26/2009 11:37:21 AM Test Laboratory: Compliance Certification Services Lapheld — Express Card DUT: Sierra Wireless; Type: AC402; Serial: GOBEBDGD Communication System: CDMA PCS band; Frequency: 1880 MHz;Duty Cycle: 1:1 Medium parameters used: f = 1880 MHz; 0 = 1.55 mho/m,; e, = 51.3; p = 1000 kg/im? Phantom section: Flat Section Room Ambient Temperature: 25.0 deg. C; Liquid Temperature: 24.0 deg. C DASY4 Configuration — Area Scan setting — Find Secondary Maximum Within: 2.0 dB and with a peak SAR value greater than 0.0012W/kg — Probe: EX3DV3 — SN3531; ConvF(8.7, 8.7, 8.7); Calibrated: 4/23/2008 — Sensor—Surface: 3mm (Mechanical Surface Detection) — Electronics: DAE3 Sn427; Calibrated: 10/20/2008 — Phantom: Flat Phantom EL14.0; Type: QDOVAOO1BA; Serial: SN:XXXX — Measurement SW DASY4, V4.7 Build 71; Postprocessing SW: SEMCAD, V1.8 Build 184 EV—DO Rev. A — Mid—ch (d=10 mm) 2/Area Scan (6x10x1): Measurement grid: dx=15mm, dy=15mm Maximum value of SAR (measured) = 1.71 mWq EV—DO Rev. A — Mid—ch (d=10 mm) 2/Zo0om Scan (7x7x9)/Cube 0: Measurement grid: dx=5mm, dy=5mm, dz=3mm Reference Value = 33.0 V/im; Power Drift = 0.221 dB Peak SAR (extrapolated) = 2.61 Wikg SAR(1 g) = 1.51 mWig; SAR(10 g) = 0.838 mWig Maximum value of SAR (measured) = 1.84 mWq mWig 1.71 1.37 1.03 0.686 0.344 0.003 27

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REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 11 EQUIPMENT LIST AND CALIBRATION Cal. Due date Name of Equipment Manufacturer Type/Model Serial Number MM DD Year Robot - Six Axes Stäubli RX90BL N/A N/A Robot Remote Control Stäubli CS7MB 3403-91535 N/A DASY4 Measurement Server SPEAG SEUMS001BA 1041 N/A Probe Alignment Unit SPEAG LB (V2) 261 N/A SAM Phantom (SAM1) SPEAG QD000P40CA 1185 N/A SAM Phantom (SAM2) SPEAG QD000P40CA 1050 N/A Oval Flat Phantom (ELI 4.0) SPEAG QD OVA001 B 1003 N/A Electronic Probe kit HP 85070C N/A N/A S-Parameter Network Analyzer Agilent 8753ES-6 MY40001647 11 22 2010 E-Field Probe SPEAG EX3DV3 3531 4 24 2009 Thermometer ERTCO 639-1S 1718 5 28 2009 Data Acquisition Electronics SPEAG DAE3 V1 427 10 20 2009 System Validation Dipole SPEAG D835V2 4d002 6 22 2009 System Validation Dipole SPEAG D1900V2 5d043 1 29 2010 System Validation Dipole SPEAG D2450V2 748 4 14 2010 Signal Generator R&S SMP 04 DE34210 2 16 2009 Power Meter Giga-tronics 8651A 8651404 1 11 2010 Power Sensor Giga-tronics 80701A 1834588 1 11 2010 Amplifier Mini-Circuits ZHL-42W D072701-5 N/A Radio Communication Tester R &S CMU 200 838114/032 5 16 2009 Simulating Liquid CCS H835 N/A Within 24 hrs of first test Simulating Liquid CCS M835 N/A Within 24 hrs of first test Simulating Liquid CCS H1900 N/A Within 24 hrs of first test Simulating Liquid CCS M1900 N/A Within 24 hrs of first test Simulating Liquid CCS H2450 N/A Within 24 hrs of first test Simulating Liquid CCS M2450 N/A Within 24 hrs of first test COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 23 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.

REPORT NO: 08U12312-5 DATE: February 11, 2009 FCC ID: N7NAC402 12 ATTACHMENTS No. Contents No. of Pages 1 System Performance Check Plots 4 2-1 SAR Test Plots for PCS Band 11 2-2 SAR Test Plots for Cell Band 11 3 Certificate of E-Field Probe - EX3DV3SN3531 10 4 Certificate of System Validation Dipole - D835V2 SN:4d002 9 5 Certificate of System Validation Dipole - D1900V2 SN:5d043 9 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION SERVICES Page: 24 of 27 This report shall not be reproduced except in full, without the written approval of CCS.


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