scope:

This International Standard (IS) - specifies the fundamental assumptions, concepts, parameters, and procedure for wireless communication coexistence. - provides guidelines, requirements, and best practices for wireless communications' availability and performance, covering the life cycle of wireless communication coexistence to help the work of all persons involved with the relevant responsibilities to cope with the critical aspects in each phase of wireless communication coexistence management in an automation plant. - provides a common point of reference for wireless communication coexistence for industrial automation sites as a homogeneous guideline to help the users assess and gauge their plant efforts. Life cycle aspects include: planning, design, installation, implementation, operation, maintenance, administration and training. - deals with the operational aspects of wireless communication coexistence regarding both the static human/tool-organization and the dynamic network self-organization. - specifies coexistence parameters and how they are used in an application requiring wireless coexistence. This part of IEC 62657 fulfills the requirements of the European R&TTE directive, article 3.2 [16], the Korean Enforcement Decree of the Radio Regulation Law, article 18 [17] and possibly others. NOTE This part of IEC 62657 does not exempt devices to conform to the local and regional regulations for example the European R&TTE directive [16], the Korean Enforcement Decree of the Radio Regulation Law [17], or others. Example European R&TTE listed documents: This part of IEC 62657 is not sufficient to comply with the R&TTE directive without fulfilling other harmonized standards like EN 300 328, EN 300 440, or EN 301 893.