scope:

NEN-EN-IEC 62949 applies to the interface of equipment designed and intended to be connected as a communication terminal to an information and communication technology (ICT) network termination. This document does not apply to: - equipment covered by IEC 62368-1; and - interfaces to other networks. This document specifies the safety requirements of the interface to the ICT network only. Requirements additional to those specified in this document may be necessary for - equipment intended for operation while exposed, for example, to extremes of temperature, to excessive dust, moisture, or vibration, to flammable gases, to corrosive or explosive atmospheres, - electro medical applications with physical connections to the patient. The following requirements are not covered by this document: - functional safety of equipment; • functional reliability of equipment; - communication facilities with remote supply using hazardous voltage; - protection of equipment connected to ICT networks from functional damage.