SL9090_CDMA_EVDO__FCC_Parts_22_24_Test_Report_02 Part 1

FCC ID: N7NSL9090

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SL9090 Test Report FOR FCC and IC Certifications IC: 2417C-SL9090 FCC ID: N7NSL9090  2011 Sierra Wireless, Inc. This document contains information which is proprietary and confidential to Sierra Wireless, Inc. Disclosure to persons other than the officers, employees, agents, or subcontractors of the Company or licensee of this document without the prior written permission of Sierra Wireless, Inc. is strictly prohibited.

SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. FCC Part 22, 24 / RSS 132, 133 SL9090 July 28, 2012 Page 2 of 31 Table of Contents 1 Introduction and Purpose ......................................................................... 3 2 Test Summary .......................................................................................... 3 3 Description of Equipment under Test ...................................................... 3 4 RF Power Output ..................................................................................... 4 4.1 Test Procedure .................................................................................................... 4 4.2 Test Equipment.................................................................................................... 4 4.3 Test Results Cellular band .................................................................................. 5 4.4 Test Results PCS band ........................................................................................ 5 5 Occupied Bandwidth ................................................................................ 6 5.1 Test Procedure .................................................................................................... 6 5.2 Test Equipment.................................................................................................... 6 5.3 Test Results ......................................................................................................... 6 5.3.1 CDMA Results ................................................................................................. 7 5.3.2 EVDO Results ................................................................................................. 7 5.4 Test Plots............................................................................................................. 8 6 Out of Band Emissions at Antenna Terminals ...................................... 14 6.1 Test Procedure .................................................................................................. 14 6.2 Test Equipment.................................................................................................. 15 6.3 Test Results ....................................................................................................... 15 6.4 Test Plots........................................................................................................... 16 7 Block Edge Compliance ........................................................................ 23 7.1 Test Procedure .................................................................................................. 23 7.2 Test Equipment.................................................................................................. 23 7.3 Test Results ....................................................................................................... 23 7.4 Test Plots........................................................................................................... 24 8 Frequency Stability versus Temperature ............................................... 28 8.1 Summary of Results ........................................................................................... 28 8.2 Test Procedure .................................................................................................. 28 8.3 Test Equipment.................................................................................................. 28 8.4 Test Results ....................................................................................................... 29 8.4.1 CDMA2000 Frequency Error over Temperature ......................................... 29 8.4.2 EVDO Frequency Error over Temperature .................................................. 29 9 Frequency Stability versus Voltage ....................................................... 30 9.1 Summary of Results ........................................................................................... 30 9.2 Test Procedure .................................................................................................. 30 9.3 Test Equipment.................................................................................................. 30 9.4 Test Results ....................................................................................................... 31 9.4.1 CDMA2000 Frequency Error over Voltage ................................................. 31 9.4.2 EVDO Frequency Error over Voltage .......................................................... 31  2012 Sierra Wireless, Inc. The contents of this page are subject to the confidentiality information on page one.

SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. FCC Part 22, 24 / RSS 132, 133 SL9090 July 28, 2012 Page 3 of 31 1 Introduction and Purpose This document provides test data for the SL9090 modem intended for FCC and Industry Canada certifications. The tests included in this report are limited to all conducted tests required. The radiated tests were performed at an external test facility. 2 Test Summary FCC Rule IC Standards DESCRIPTION OF TEST RESULT PAGE 2.1046 RSS-132, 4.4 RF Power Output Complies 5 Issue 2 RSS-133, 6.4 Issue 5 2.1049 RSS-Gen, 4.6 Occupied Bandwidth Complies 6 Issue 2 2.1051, RSS-132, 4.5 Out of Band Emissions at Complies 26 22.901(d) Issue 2 Antenna Terminals and Block 22.917, RSS-133, 6.5 Edge Compliance 24.238(a) Issue 5 2.1053 RSS-132, 4.5 Field Strength of Spurious Complies See SGS Issue 2 Radiation Report RSS-133, 6.5 Issue 5 2.1055 RSS-132, 4.3 Frequency Stability versus Complies 7128 Issue 2 Temperature RSS-133, 6.3 Issue 5 2.1055 RSS-132, 4.3 Frequency Stability versus Complies 73 Issue 2 Voltage RSS-133, 6.3 Issue 5 3 Description of Equipment under Test The SL9090 modem, referred to as “EUT” hereafter, is a multi-band wireless modem operating on the CDMA2000/ EVDO networks. EUT support 850MHz and 1900MHz, so this test report only contains data for these two bands (850MHz and 1900MHz).  2012 Sierra Wireless, Inc. The contents of this page are subject to the confidentiality information on page one.

SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. FCC Part 22, 24 / RSS 132, 133 SL9090 July 28, 2012 Page 4 of 31 4 RF Power Output FCC 2.1046 4.1 Test Procedure The transmitter output was connected to an Agilent 8960 Test Set and configured to operate at maximum power in a call. The power was measured using the spectrum analyzer at three equally spaced operating frequencies for each band. The RBW was set to 1230 KHz for the CDMA2000 and EVDO measurements. The spectrum analyzer was set to measure the RF output power with the cable and coupler losses accounted for. Test Setup Control Computer Agilent Interface DUT Directional E4440A Board Coupler Spectrum Analyzer DC Power Power Meter 8960 Supply (for trigger) Test Set 4.2 Test Equipment EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER MODEL NO. SERIAL NO. CAL. DATE Control Computer TC Generic PC 100488 N/A Wireless Test Set Agilent 8960 MY50260409 2011-09-05 Spectrum Analyzer Agilent E4440A MY48250234 2011-09-22 DC Power Supply HP 66311B MY43006721 2011-10-13 Interface Board Shop built N/A N/A Directional Coupler Krytar 152010 111269 N/A  2012 Sierra Wireless, Inc. The contents of this page are subject to the confidentiality information on page one.

SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. FCC Part 22, 24 / RSS 132, 133 SL9090 July 28, 2012 Page 5 of 31 4.3 Test Results Cellular band RMS Peak EUT Frequency CH Power Power Mode (MHz) (dBm) (dBm) 824.70 1013 23.98 24.19 CDMA 836.52 384 23.89 24.02 2000 848.31 777 23.82 23.96 824.70 1013 24.24 24.34 EVDO 836.52 384 24.05 24.20 848.31 777 24.09 24.23 4.4 Test Results PCS band RMS Peak EUT Frequency CH Power Power Mode (MHz) (dBm) (dBm) 1851.25 25 24.13 24.37 CDMA 1880 600 24.04 24.28 2000 1908.75 1175 24.09 24.42 1851.25 25 24.33 24.49 EVDO 1880 600 24.35 24.51 19.8.75 1175 24.30 24.47  2012 Sierra Wireless, Inc. The contents of this page are subject to the confidentiality information on page one.

SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. FCC Part 22, 24 / RSS 132, 133 SL9090 July 28, 2012 Page 6 of 31 5 Occupied Bandwidth FCC 2.1049 5.1 Test Procedure The transmitter output was connected to a spectrum analyzer through a calibrated coaxial cable and a coupler. The occupied bandwidth (defined as the 99% Power Bandwidth) was measured with the spectrum analyzer at low, middle, and high frequencies in each band. The –26dB display line was placed on the screen (or 99% bandwidth), the occupied bandwidth is the delta frequency between the two points where the display line intersects the signal trace. Test Setup Control Agilent Interface DUT Directional E4440A Coupler Spectrum Board Analyzer DC Power Power Meter 8960 Supply (for trigger) Test Set 5.2 Test Equipment EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER MODEL NO. SERIAL NO. CAL. DATE Control Computer TC Generic PC 100488 N/A Wireless Test Set Agilent 8960 MY50260409 2011-09-05 Spectrum Analyzer Agilent E4440A MY48250234 2011-09-22 DC Power Supply HP 66311B MY43006721 2011-10-13 Interface Board Shop built N/A N/A Directional Coupler Krytar 152010 111269 N/A 5.3 Test Results The performance of the CDMA2000 850 MHz Cellular band is shown in plots 5.3.1 to 5.3.3. Performance of the CDMA2000 1900 MHz PCS band is shown in plots 5.3.4 to 5.3.6. Performance of the EVDO 850 Cellular band is shown in plots 5.3.7 to 5.3.9. Performance of the EVDO 1900 PCS band is shown in plots 5.3.10 to 5.3.12.  2012 Sierra Wireless, Inc. The contents of this page are subject to the confidentiality information on page one.

SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. FCC Part 22, 24 / RSS 132, 133 SL9090 July 28, 2012 Page 7 of 31 5.3.1 CDMA Results Frequency (MHz) 99% Occupied Bandwidth (kHz) Channel 824.70 1013 1.2742 836.52 384 1.2781 848.31 777 1.2755 1851.25 25 1.2829 1880.0 600 1.2810 1908.75 1175 1.2817 5.3.2 EVDO Results Frequency (MHz) Channel 99% Occupied Bandwidth (MHz) 824.70 1013 1.2732 836.52 384 1.2729 848.31 777 1.2744 1851.25 25 1.2894 1880.0 600 1.2815 1908.75 1175 1.2860  2012 Sierra Wireless, Inc. The contents of this page are subject to the confidentiality information on page one.

SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. FCC Part 22, 24 / RSS 132, 133 SL9090 July 28, 2012 Page 8 of 31 5.4 Test Plots 5.3.1) CDMA2000 Occupied Bandwidth, Cellular Low channel, 824.2 MHz, 99% BW 5.3.2) CDMA2000 Occupied Bandwidth, Middle channel, 836.6 MHz, 99% bandwidth  2012 Sierra Wireless, Inc. The contents of this page are subject to the confidentiality information on page one.

SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. FCC Part 22, 24 / RSS 132, 133 SL9090 July 28, 2012 Page 9 of 31 5.3.3) CDMA2000 Occupied Bandwidth, High channel, 848.8 MHz, 99% bandwidth 5.3.4) PCS Occupied Bandwidth, Cellular Low channel, 824.2 MHz, 99% BW  2012 Sierra Wireless, Inc. The contents of this page are subject to the confidentiality information on page one.

SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. FCC Part 22, 24 / RSS 132, 133 SL9090 July 28, 2012 Page 10 of 31 5.3.5) PCS Occupied Bandwidth, Middle channel, 836.6 MHz, 99% bandwidth 5.3.6) PCS Occupied Bandwidth, High channel, 848.8 MHz, 99% bandwidth  2012 Sierra Wireless, Inc. The contents of this page are subject to the confidentiality information on page one.

SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. FCC Part 22, 24 / RSS 132, 133 SL9090 July 28, 2012 Page 11 of 31 5.3.7) EVDO 850 Occupied Bandwidth, Cell Low channel, 1850.2 MHz, 99% BW 5.3.8) EVDO 850 Occupied Bandwidth, Cell Mid channel, 1850.2 MHz, 99% BW  2012 Sierra Wireless, Inc. The contents of this page are subject to the confidentiality information on page one.

SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. FCC Part 22, 24 / RSS 132, 133 SL9090 July 28, 2012 Page 12 of 31 5.3.9) EVDO 850 Occupied Bandwidth, Cell High channel, 1850.2 MHz, 99% BW 5.3.10)EVDO PCS Occupied Bandwidth, PCS Low channel, 1850.2 MHz, 99% BW  2012 Sierra Wireless, Inc. The contents of this page are subject to the confidentiality information on page one.

SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. FCC Part 22, 24 / RSS 132, 133 SL9090 July 28, 2012 Page 13 of 31 5.3.11) EVDO PCS Occupied Bandwidth, PCS Mid channel, 1850.2 MHz, 99% BW 5.3.12) 8 EVDO PCS Occupied Bandwidth, PCS Hig channel, 1850.2 MHz, 99% BW  2012 Sierra Wireless, Inc. The contents of this page are subject to the confidentiality information on page one.

SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. FCC Part 22, 24 / RSS 132, 133 SL9090 July 28, 2012 Page 14 of 31 6 Out of Band Emissions at Antenna Terminals FCC 22.901(d), 22.917, 24.238(a) Out of Band Emissions: The mean power of emissions must be attenuated below the mean power of the unmodulated carrier (P) on any frequency outside the frequency band by at least (43 + 10 log P) dB. The out of band emission limit translates to a worst case absolute limit of -13dBm in this case. 6.1 Test Procedure The RF output of the transmitter was connected to a spectrum analyzer through a calibrated coaxial cable. Sufficient scans were taken to show the out-of-band emissions, if any, up to 10th harmonic. The EUT was scanned for spurious emissions from 30MHz to 20GHz with sufficient bandwidth and video resolution. Data plots are included. Multiple sweeps were recorded in maximum hold mode using a peak detector to ensure that the worst-case emissions were captured. Test Setup Control Computer Agilent Interface DUT Directional E4440A Board Coupler Spectrum Analyzer DC Power Power Meter 8960 Supply (for trigger) Test Set  2012 Sierra Wireless, Inc. The contents of this page are subject to the confidentiality information on page one.

SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. FCC Part 22, 24 / RSS 132, 133 SL9090 July 28, 2012 Page 15 of 31 6.2 Test Equipment EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER MODEL NO. SERIAL NO. CAL. DATE Control Computer TC Generic PC 100488 N/A Wireless Test Set Agilent 8960 MY50260409 2011-09-05 Spectrum Analyzer Agilent E4440A MY48250234 2011-09-22 DC Power Supply HP 66311B MY43006721 2011-10-13 Interface Board Shop built N/A N/A Directional Coupler Krytar 152010 111269 N/A Control Computer TC Generic PC 100488 N/A 6.3 Test Results Refer to the following plots. • CDMA Cellular Band Plot Number Description 6.4.1 CDMA2000 Mode, Low channel, 824.70 MHz 6.4.2 CDMA2000 Mode, Middle Channel, 836.52 MHz 6.4.3 CDMA2000 Mode, High Channel, 848.31 MHz • CDMA PCS Band Plot Number Description 6.4.4 CDMA2000 Mode, Low Channel, 1851.25 MHz 6.4.5 CDMA2000 Mode, Middle Channel, 1880.0 MHz 6.4.6 CDMA2000 Mode, High Channel, 1908.75MHz • EVDO Cellular Band Plot Number Description 6.4.7 EVDO Mode, Low Channel, 824.70 MHz 6.4.8 EVDO Mode, Middle Channel, 836.52 MHz 6.4.9 EVDO Mode, High Channel, 846.31 MHz • EVDO PCS Band Plot Number Description 6.4.10 EVDO Mode, Low Channel, 1851.25MHz 6.4.11 EVDO Mode, Middle Channel, 1880.0 MHz 6.4.12 EVDO Mode, High Channel, 1908.75 MHz The plots below show that the conducted emission limits requirements are met.  2012 Sierra Wireless, Inc. The contents of this page are subject to the confidentiality information on page one.

SIERRA WIRELESS, INC. FCC Part 22, 24 / RSS 132, 133 SL9090 July 28, 2012 Page 16 of 31 6.4 Test Plots Plot 6.4.1) Out of Band Emissions at Antenna Terminals CDMA2000, Low channel, 824.700 MHz, 30 MHz to 20 GHz Plot 6.4.2) Out of Band Emissions at Antenna Terminals CDMA2000, Mid Channel, 836.52 MHz, 30 MHz to 20 GHz  2012 Sierra Wireless, Inc. The contents of this page are subject to the confidentiality information on page one.


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