scope:

This standard covers the minimum equipment handling, transportation vibration, and rail car shock criteria for communications equipment.

This standard defines criteria for equipment handling, transportation vibration, and rail car shock environments, after which the equipment must operate and be free from mechanical damage. For vendors that require other industry standards, see Annex A for application of those test methods.

The expectation is that equipment will continue to function properly and without any unexpected degradation of performance once subjected to the identified stresses and criteria.