All of the information needed for performing repeatable tests, calculations, or measurements giving results within the required calibration and uncertainty limits shall be recorded. The measurement report shall include the following.
a) General introduction.
1) Identification of the test laboratory.
2) Identification of the DUT including hardware and software revision numbers, serial number, e.g. IMEI (international mobile equipment identity).
3) Compliance requirements, e.g. test standards, guidelines, recommendations, etc.
4) Exposure limits applicable, e.g. ICNIRP, IEEE/ICES, etc.
5) A list of any accreditations provided by national or international bodies to perform testing to the standards listed in 3). This shall include the date of expiry.
b) Measurement system (for SAR measurement and fast SAR measurement if used).
1) Measurement system main component description including positioner, liquid, readout electronics, device holder, phantom(s) and any other relevant components.
For the probe(s) used, include – dimensions,
– isotropy,
– spatial resolutions, – dynamic range, – linearity.
2) Calibration data for relevant components including critical fast SAR measurement system components, e.g. probe calibration certificates, shall be provided in the measurement report.
3) Description of the interpolation and extrapolation algorithms used in the area scans and/or zoom scans shall be documented in the test report.
4) Dielectric liquid(s) and materials used and characteristics.
For each tissue-equivalent liquid or material used, include – dielectric properties for each frequency band,
– deviation from target value, – liquid temperature,
– composition summary of the tissue-equivalent liquids.
5) Results of system check.
– Measurement results for each frequency band.
– Deviation from the SAR target value.
– Radiating source description.
c) Uncertainty estimation (system check for SAR measurement, system validation and fast SAR measurement if used).
1) To include measurement uncertainty values from Table 11, Table 12, Table 13, Table 14 and Table 15.
2) Any other relevant items.
d) Device and test details.
1) Description of the form factor of the DUT and a brief description of its intended function.
2) Description of the positions and orientations to be tested, including photos, and rationale for any test reductions.
3) Description of the available and tested antenna(s) and accessories, including batteries.
4) Description of the available and tested operating modes, power levels and frequency bands and rationale for any test reductions.
5) Testing environmental condition, e.g. temperature.
6) Results of all tests performed (peak spatial-average SAR value for each test, and graphical representation of the coarse scans with respect to the device for the maximum SAR value of each operating mode) and details on scaling of the results.
e) The measurement report shall include the following information pertaining to the validation of the SAR measurement method.
1) Description of the validation procedure(s).
2) Results of the computations, measurements and/or other assessments performed by the method developer in order to validate the SAR measurement method.
3) Additional analyses or conditions imposed by the method developer and applied by the user to satisfy the SAR measurement method if applicable.
4) Radiating source description and SAR distribution for each frequency band.
5) Range of operating frequencies, modulations, device operating configurations, exposure conditions and SAR distributions for each frequency band specific to the method.
6) SAR uncertainty.
7) In the case of fast SAR measurements, details of any modifications to post-processing algorithms from those implemented for full SAR measurements.
f) SAR test reduction reporting.
When test reduction procedures are applied during the SAR measurements of a DUT, the test report shall include additional information related to the following test reduction alternatives.
1) Test reduction for different operating modes at the same frequency (see 6.7.2). The test report shall provide a detailed description of how the conditions of 6.7.2 have been met.
2) Test reduction based on characteristics of the DUT design (see 6.7.3). The test report shall include drawings or photographs illustrating the layout and locations of antennas in a handset and describing the wireless operating modes applicable to each antenna to support the test reduction and exclusion considered.
3) Test reduction based on peak SAR level analysis (see 6.7.4). The test report shall include a systematic description of how the test reduction protocol described in 6.7.4 was applied for the measurements of the device under test.
4) Test reduction based on simultaneous multi-band transmission considerations (see 6.7.5). The test report shall include the measured time-averaged output power and how it meets the threshold power level available, as per Formulas (18) and (19).
g) Report summary (for all fast SAR and full SAR data).
1) Frequency bands and configurations.
i) List of all frequency bands and modulations tested using a fast/full SAR method.
ii) List of all test configurations assessed using a fast/full SAR method.
2) Tabulated SAR values over the testing positions, bands, operating modes and device configurations.
3) Tabular and graphical results for the highest fast SAR measurement for each frequency band and modulation.
4) Results of all full SAR tests performed as a result of 6.4 and 6.5, which include the peak spatial-average SAR value for each required test and graphical representation of the scans with respect to the device.
5) The values related to the conditions of Formulas (10) to (19) shall be documented in the test report.
6) A systematic rationale based on 6.6 and 6.7 for excluding full SAR measurements shall be provided.
7) Reference to exposure limits and a statement of compliance, or otherwise exposure limits and compliance statement.
Annex A (normative)
Phantom specifications