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. Purpose Currently@ the communications industry is using many different standards to verify compliance of equipment. These include but are not limited to Telcordia Generic Requirements@ European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) specifications@ and Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) Standards. This standard takes into consideration the environments@ as well as the various standards and documents mentioned in Table 1 and develops a sequence of tests. This methodology will provide end-users a way of validating compliance in a more efficient and comprehensive manner. The purpose of this standard is to provide the service providers@ end-users@ manufacturers@ test labs@ etc.@ a means of testing communications equipment and its shipping containers/packaging to the minimum equipment handling@ transportation vibration@ and rail car shock stresses encountered in normal deployment. This standard also provides the test methodologies and test report criteria necessary for proper evaluation by interested parties and those intending to deploy equipment.