Network infrastructure
A ‘network infrastructure’ commodity or software is any “end item,” commodity or “software” for providing one or more of the following types of communications:”
(a) Wide Area Network (WAN);
(b) Metropolitan Area Network (MAN);
(c) Virtual Private Network (VPN);
(d) Satellite;
(e) Digital packet telephony/media (voice, video, data) over Internet protocol;
(f) Cellular; or
(g) Trunked.
Note 1 to paragraph 2: ‘Network infrastructure’ end items are typically operated by, or for, one or more of the following types of end users:
Medium- or large- sized businesses or enterprises;
Governments;
Telecommunications service providers; or
Internet service providers.
Note 2 to paragraph 2: Commodities, software, and components for the “cryptographic activation” of a ‘network infrastructure’ item are also considered ‘network infrastructure.’
What is network infrastructure under License Exception ENC 740.17(b)(2)(i)(A)?
Only one of the 'Network infrastructure' criteria (740.17(b)(2)(i)(A)) should apply to a product. Below is a chart summarizing the type of product and criteria that applies to items using over 80 bit cryptography.
WAN, MAN, VPN, backhaul and long-haul products | Aggregate encrypted WAN, MAN, VPN, backhaul, long-haul throughout equal to or greater than 250 Mbps |
Satellite infrastructure products | Transmission over satellite at data rates exceeding 10 Mbps |
Media gateways and other unified communications (UC) infrastructure products | Media encryption or encrypted signaling to more than 2,500 endpoints |
Terrestrial wireless infrastructure products | Air interface coverage exceeding 1,000 meters with transmission data rates exceeding 10 Mbps or more than 30 full duplex voice channels |