It is possible that some information, e.g. figures and formulae, are lost in the conversion process. I advice you to use the original documents (see http://www.wassenaar.org/), whenever possible. This said, please feel free to use this file as you see fit. BEGIN DOCUMENT: Part 1 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS Note 1 The control status of components, "lasers", test and "production" equipment and "software" therefor which are specially designed for telecommunications equipment or systems is determined in Category 5, Part 1. Note 2 "Digital computers", related equipment or "software", when essential for the operation and support of telecommunications equipment described in this Category, are regarded as specially designed components, provided they are the standard models customarily supplied by the manufacturer. This includes operation, administration, maintenance, engineering or billing computer systems. 5. A. 1. SYSTEMS, EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS a. Any type of telecommunications equipment having any of the following characteristics, functions or features: 1. Specially designed to withstand transitory electronic effects or electromagnetic pulse effects, both arising from a nuclear explosion; 2. Specially hardened to withstand gamma, neutron or ion radiation; or 3. Specially designed to operate outside the temperature range from 218K (-55C) to 397K (124C). Note 5.A.1.a.3. applies only to electronic equipment. Note 5.A.1.a.2. and 5.A.1.a.3. do not control equipment designed or modified for use on board satellites. 5. A. 1. b. Telecommunication transmission equipment and systems, and specially designed components and accessories therefor, having any of the following characteristics, functions or features: 1. Being underwater communications systems having any of the following characteristics: a. An acoustic carrier frequency outside the range from 20kHz to 60kHz; b. Using an electromagnetic carrier frequency below 30kHz; or c. Using electronic beam steering techniques; ---NEW PAGE--- 5. A. 1. b. 2. Being radio equipment operating in the 1.5MHz to 87.5MHz band and having any of the following characteristics: a. Incorporating adaptive techniques providing more than 15dB suppression of an interfering signal; or b. Having all of the following: 1. Automatically predicting and selecting frequencies and "total digital transfer rates" per channel to optimise the transmission; and 2. Incorporating a linear power amplifier configuration having a capability to support multiple signals simultaneously at an output power of 1kW or more in the 1.5MHz to 30MHz frequency range or 250 W or more in the 30MHz to 87.5MHz frequency range, over an "instantaneous bandwidth" of one octave or more and with an output harmonic and distortion content of better than -80dB; 5. A. 1. b. 3. Being radio equipment employing "spread spectrum" or "frequency agility" (frequency hopping) techniques having any of the following characteristics: a. User programmable spreading codes; or b. A total transmitted bandwidth which is 100 or more times the bandwidth of any one information channel and in excess of 50kHz; Note 5.A.1.b.3.b. does not control cellular radio equipment operating in civil bands. Note 5.A.1.b.3. does not control equipment designed to operate at an output power of 1.0 Watt or less. 5. A. 1. b. 4. Being digitally controlled radio receivers having all of the following: a. More than 1,000channels; b. A "frequency switching time" of less than 1ms; c. Automatic searching or scanning of a part of the electromagnetic spectrum; and d. Identification of the received signals or the type of transmitter; or Note 5.A.1.b.4. does not control cellular radio equipment operating in civil bands. 5. A. 1. b. 5. Employing functions of digital "signal processing" to provide voice coding at rates of less than 2,400bit/s. ---NEW PAGE--- 5. A. 1. c. Optical fibre communication cables, optical fibres and accessories, as follows: 1. Optical fibres of more than 500m in length, specified by the manufacturer as being capable of withstanding a proof test tensile stress of 2x109N/m2 or more; Technical Note Proof Test: on-line or off-line production screen testing that dynamically applies a prescribed tensile stress over a 0.5 to 3m length of fibre at a running rate of 2 to 5m/s while passing between capstans approximately 150mm in diameter. The ambient temperature is a nominal 293K and relative humidity 40%. N.B. Equivalent national standards may be used for executing the proof test. 2. Optical fibre cables and accessories designed for underwater use. Note 5.A.1.c.2. does not control standard civil telecommunication cables and accessories. N.B.1 For underwater umbilical cables, and connectors therefor, see 8.A.2.a.3. N.B.2 For fibre-optic hull penetrators or connectors, see 8.A.2.c. 5. A. 1. d. "Electronically steerable phased array antennae" operating above 31GHz. Note 5.A.1.d. does not control "electronically steerable phased array antennae" for landing systems with instruments meeting ICAO standards covering microwave landing systems (MLS). 5. B. 1. TEST, INSPECTION AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT 5. B. 1. a. Equipment and specially designed components or accessories therefor, specially designed for the "development", "production" or "use" of equipment, functions or features controlled by Category 5 - Part1. Note 5.B.1.a. does not control optical fibre characterization equipment not using semiconductor "lasers". 5. B. 1. b. Equipment and specially designed components or accessories therefor, specially designed for the "development" of any of the following telecommunication transmission or "stored programme controlled" switching equipment: 1. Equipment employing digital techniques, including "Asynchronous Transfer Mode" ("ATM"), designed to operate at a "total digital transfer rate" exceeding 1.5Gbit/s; ---NEW PAGE--- 5. B. 1. b. 2. Equipment employing a "laser" and having any of the following: a. A transmission wavelength exceeding 1750nm; b. Performing "optical amplification"; c. Employing coherent optical transmission or coherent optical detection techniques (also called optical heterodyne or homodyne techniques); or d. Employing analogue techniques and having a bandwidth exceeding 2.5GHz; Note 5.B.1.b.2.d. does not control equipment specially designed for the "development" of commercial TV systems. 3. Equipment employing "optical switching"; 4. Radio equipment having any of the following: a. Quadrature-amplitude-modulation (QAM) techniques above level 128; or b. Operating at input or output frequencies exceeding 31GHz; or Note 5.B.1.b.4.b. does not control equipment specially designed for the "development" of equipment designed or modified for operation in any ITU allocated band. 5. Equipment employing "common channel signalling" operating in either non-associated or quasi- associated mode of operation. 5. C. 1. MATERIALS - None 5. D. 1. SOFTWARE 5. D. 1. a. "Software" specially designed or modified for the "development", "production" or "use" of equipment, functions or features controlled by Category 5 - Part 1. b. "Software" specially designed or modified to support "technology" controlled by 5.E.1. c. Specific "software" as follows: 1. "Software" specially designed or modified to provide characteristics, functions or features of equipment controlled by 5.A.1. or 5.B.1.; 2. "Software" which provides the capability of recovering "source code" of telecommunications "software" controlled by 5.D.1.; 3. "Software", other than in machine-executable form, specially designed for "dynamic adaptive routing". ---NEW PAGE--- 5. D. 1. d. "Software" specially designed or modified for the "development" of any of the following telecommunication transmission or "stored programme controlled" switching equipment: 1. Equipment employing digital techniques, including "Asynchronous Transfer Mode" ("ATM"), designed to operate at a "total digital transfer rate" exceeding 1.5Gbit/s; 2. Equipment employing a "laser" and having any of the following: a. A transmission wavelength exceeding 1750nm; or b. Employing analogue techniques and having a bandwidth exceeding 2.5GHz; Note 5.D.1.d.2.b. does not control equipment specially designed for the "development" of commercial TV systems. 3. Equipment employing "optical switching"; or 4. Radio equipment having any of the following: a. Quadrature-amplitude-modulation (QAM) techniques above level 128; or b. Operating at input or output frequencies exceeding 31GHz. Note 5.D.1.d.4.b. does not control equipment specially designed for the "development" of equipment designed or modified for operation in any ITU allocated band. 5. E. 1. TECHNOLOGY 5. E. 1. a. "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development", "production" or "use" (excluding operation) of equipment, functions or features or "software" controlled by Category 5 - Part1. b. Specific "technologies", as follows: 1. "Required" "technology" for the "development" or "production" of telecommunications equipment specially designed to be used on board satellites; 2. "Technology" for the "development" or "use" of "laser" communication techniques with the capability of automatically acquiring and tracking signals and maintaining communications through exoatmosphere or sub-surface (water) media; 3. "Technology" for the "development" of digital cellular radio systems; 4. "Technology" for the "development" of "spread spectrum" or "frequency agility" (frequency hopping) techniques. ---NEW PAGE--- 5. E. 1. c. "Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development" or "production" of any of the following telecommunication transmission or "stored programme controlled" switching equipment, functions or features: 1. Equipment employing digital techniques, including "Asynchronous Transfer Mode" ("ATM"), designed to operate at a "total digital transfer rate" exceeding 1.5Gbit/s; 2. Equipment employing a "laser" and having any of the following: a. A transmission wavelength exceeding 1750nm; b. Performing "optical amplification" using praseodymium-doped fluoride fibre amplifiers (PDFFA); c. Employing coherent optical transmission or coherent optical detection techniques (also called optical heterodyne or homodyne techniques); d. Employing wavelength division multiplexing techniques exceeding 8optical carriers in a single optical window; or e. Employing analogue techniques and having a bandwidth exceeding 2.5GHz; Note 5.E.1.c.2.e. does not control equipment specially designed for the "development" of commercial TV systems. 3. Equipment employing "optical switching"; 4. Radio equipment having any of the following: a. Quadrature-amplitude-modulation (QAM) techniques above level 128; or b. Operating at input or output frequencies exceeding 31GHz; or Note 5.E.1.c.4.b. does not control equipment specially designed for the "development" of equipment designed or modified for operation in any ITU allocated band. 5. Equipment employing "common channel signalling" operating in either non-associated or quasi- associated mode of operation. ____________________________________________________________________ DUAL-USE LIST - CATEGORY 5 - PART 1 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ DUAL-USE LIST - CATEGORY 5 - PART 1 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS ____________________________________________________________________ WA LIST (98) 1 - page \\* arabic72 - 03-12-98 WA LIST (98) 1 03-12-98 - page \\* arabic73 -