NFC Forum Certification Program Webinar

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NFC FORUM CERTIFICATION WEBINAR
September 29, 2021

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WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Mike McCamon, Executive Director
NFC Forum

OUR PRESENTERS
Juan Manuel Gómez
Telecommunication Engineer
DEKRA Testing and Certification, S.A.U.
Arnaud Schreiner
Compliance Committee Chair
NFC Forum and Technology Standards
Architect, NXP Semiconductors

AGENDA
Certification Program
in Action
Improved User
Experience
Importance of the
About the
NFC Forum

CONTACTLESS ADVOCATES
The NFC Forum community is comprised of the most
familiar global technology and consumer companies
while also actively collaborating with dozens of
adjacent technical bodies delivering technology,
transport, packaging, and automotive solutions.

WHAT IS NFC?
Near Field Communication (NFC) NFC is a
standards-based short-range wireless
connectivity technology that makes life easier
and more convenient by making it simpler to
make transactions, exchange digital content,
and connect electronic devices with a touch.
NFC is compatible with hundreds of millions
of contactless cards and readers already
deployed worldwide.
The technology enabling the
contactless lifestyle

UNIQUENESS OF NFC AS AN RF INTERFACE
Intended
Securely starts at touch,
and ends when removed
Intuitive
Just a tap user
friendliness
Bi-Directional
Enhances security and can
also deliver power
Global
Supported natively by
major device OSs

Juanma Gómez - NFC Expert at DEKRA Testing and Certification, S.A.U.
NFC Forum Certification Testing with DEKRA

Webinar - NFC Forum Certification Testing with DEKRA
NFC Forum Certification
Testing with DEKRA 1. About Dekra
 Our History
 Safety Experts In 6 Regions
 Our 8 Service Divisions to Ensure Safety
 Product Testing Business Lines
2. DEKRA Connectivity Services – IOT
3. NFC Certification Testing
 Scope
 Certification Summary
 Be prepared for NFC Testing
4. Advantages of running NFC Certification at an
Authorized Test House as DEKRA
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ABOUT DEKRA
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Established in 1925 to ensure road safety in connection with rapidly
developing mobility, today DEKRA stands for safety on the road, at
work, and at home and offers a broad service portfolio, including
qualified and independent expert services in more than 60 countries.

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OUR HISTORY
Founded in Berlin
as a registered
association
Approved as a
vehicle testing
organization
Establishment
of the industrial
inspection business
Entry into energy
and process industry
markets
Entry into product
certification market
Expansion of
consulting for
organizational and
process safety
Entry into EMC/
wireless testing
market
Combining testing
expertise, automated
driving, and
connected mobility
Investment in the
largest cross-
manufacturer testing
center for autonomous
and connected driving
in Europe
Founding of DEKRA
Digital GmbH to
develop new, digital
business models
Cooperating with
Argus to extend the
Cyber Security
Service
1925 2005
1960 2018
2007 2009 2012 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020
Establishment
of the EMC/
wireless testing
in South Korea

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SAFETY EXPERTS IN 6 REGIONS
Germany
21,031 employees
South-West Europe
8,148 employees
Americas
896 employees
North-West Europe
3,163 employees
Services
Central East Europe
& Middle East
7,217 employees
APAC
3,446 employees
Vehicle Inspection
Industrial Inspection
Product Testing
Training
Temp Work
Audit
Consulting
Claims & Expertise

Consulting Audit Training Temp Work
OUR 8 SERVICE DIVISIONS TO ENSURE SAFETY
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Supplying full service for building, facility,
machinery, and infrastructure inspection,
including material testing & inspection.
Delivering automotive and non-automotive
claims services, vehicle appraisal and
management services as well as loss
adjusting for all possible damage.
Aiming to lead safety transformation at the
workplace and business practices, within
operations and processes as well as in the
dynamic and rapidly changing digital era.
Providing solutions and services in a wide
range of training, expert migration, language,
integration and education.
Offering independent audits, assessments
and management system certifications
according to international and national
standards.
Supporting know-how and experience in
personnel-, solution-, event & logistic and
human resources management.
Performing periodic and non periodic
technical testing, as well as systematic
emission tests for all kinds of vehicles.
Vehicle Inspection Claims & Expertise Product Testing Industrial Inspection
Testing and certifying consumer,
industrial, automotive, information, and
communication products, as well as
medical devices.

BUSINESS LINES
PRODUCT TESTING BUSINESS LINES
GLOBAL PARTNER FOR A SAFE CONNECTED WORLD
CONNECTIVITY TESTING
CYBERSECURITY PRODUCT
TESTING
PRODUCT SAFETY TESTING PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY
& RADIOFREQUENCY TESTING
MEDICAL DEVICE SERVICES
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PRODUCT TESTING BUSINESS LINES
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 Electrical safety
 Quality & performance
 Software assessment
 Battery safety
 Functional safety
 Environmental
 Performance & benchmark
 Material & chemical
 Reliability & failure analysis
 Usability
 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
 Radio Frequency (RF)
 RF-Exposure: SAR & MPE
 Radio co-existence
 EU Notified Body for Radio Equipment
Directive (RED)
 EU Notified Body for the EMC Directive
 IECEE Certification Body (CB scheme)
 US (FCC) Telecom Certification Body
(TCB)
 Canadian (ISED) Foreign Certification
Body
 North America NRTL (MET,CSA)
 Inmetro (Brazil), GCC (Gulf Countries)
 Cyber Security Certification (Common
Criteria/ISO 15408, etc.)
 Intenational Market Access
 International Type Approval
 Access to close to 200 countries.
 IoT
 Interoperability
 Carriers acceptance testing
 Wireless & Mobile conformance
 Field tests / trials
PRODUCT SAFETY
TESTING
ELECTROMAGNETIC
COMPATIBILITY &
RADIOFREQUENCY TESTING
CONNECTIVITY TESTING
PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

DEKRA CONNECTIVITY SERVICES - IoT
DEKRA offers a wide range of Testing with certification purposes for IoT. All of them share the same goals and benefits:
 NFC Forum
 Sigfox
 Cellular technologies
 Zigbee Alliance
 Bluetooth SIG
 Wi-Fi Alliance
 Thread Group
 Open Connectivity Foundation
 Amazon Alexa
 LoRa Alliance
 Personal Connected Health
Alliance
 ULE Alliance
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Certification ensures that quality and
interoperable products are available for
developers, ecosystem vendors, service
providers and their customers.
At DEKRA, we provide services for the complete IoT
value chain for nearly every market, from software
and hardware safety to connectivity, from application,
cloud services and system integration to
cybersecurity, and from operational testing to user
experience testing.

NFC Forum Certification
Testing with DEKRA

NFC Certification Testing – Scope (I)
DEKRA is a NFC Forum Accredited Test Laboratory
CERTIFICATION
TESTING VALIDATION
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NFC Certification Testing – Scope (II)
Our NFC Forum Certification Programs Coverage
includes:
 RF Analog
 Digital Protocol
 LLCP
 SNEP
 Tag Application
 Tag Performance
Main customers for these services are:
 Chipset and module vendors
 OEMs
DEKRA offers testing and certification services
for the NFC technology.
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NFC Certification Testing – Scope (III)
DEKRA is currently providing:
 Official Certification Testing according to CR11 and CR12
 Validation of current Test Tools according to CR13
NFC Forum Ecosystem Device Types currently tested
at DEKRA are:
 Universal Devices
 Reader/Writer Devices
 NFC Mobile Device
 Tag Devices
Once CR13 is released new Specific Markets Devices
will be also tested:
 CCC Dig Key Reader
 CCC Digital Key CE
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Complete
Inheritance
 Full certification testing for a new device.
 Partial testing evidence could be inherit from
a previous certified device.
 Inheritance of Analog or Tag Performance
test results from a previously certified
implementation is NOT allowed.
Rename
Rebrand  Testing or new certification NOT required.
NFC CERTIFICATION TESTING - CERTIFICATION SUMMARY
NFC Forum
Certification

NFC Certification Testing
Be prepared for NFC Testing (I)
Be an NFC Forum member
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What is needed in order to run NFC Forum Testing?
 The device has to support the features defined in the
applicable NFC Forum Device Requirements
 Complete Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS)
available in the current
Certification Release. This information may be provided also
using the test tool specific template.
 Complete Implementation eXtra Information for Testing (IXIT)
available in the current Certification Release. This information
may be provided also using the test tool specific template.
 The device has to be provided together with the SW needed to
test all the functionalities. From June 2015 this SW must follow
NFC Forum Device Test Application (DTA) specification. This is
not applicable to Tag or Card Emulation Devices.

Number of samples: 2
For Analog testing:
For a successful certification process DEKRA Testing and Certifications recommend:
UCD
DUT
Antenna
DUT
Antenna
DUT
Antenna
DUT
Antenna
 Avoid elements on the antenna surface (fix elements, screws …)
 Avoid non horizontal positioning of the antenna as this may difficult testing.
NFC Certification Testing
Be prepared for NFC Testing (II)
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Advantages of running NFC Certification at an
Authorized Test House as DEKRA
Testing run at an accredited Test House:
 Use of Validated Test Systems
 Quality (Test Houses are ISO 17025 accredited)
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Advantages of Certifying your NFC Product:
Completing NFC Certification:
 Use of NFC Forum logo
 Marketing
 Multivendor Interoperability

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NFC Forum Certification Testing with DEKRA

THANK YOU FOR
TAKING CARE OF
SAFETY!
Send us your request at:
wireless.global.es@dekra.com

CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Arnaud Schreiner, Chair of NFC Forum Compliance Committee
September 2021

WHAT THIS OVERVIEW WILL COVER
● Importance of the Certification Program
 Certification Program Overview
 Product Certification
 Certification Releases
● Improved User Experience

IMPORTANCE OF THE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Certification Program Overview

WHY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS A KEY COMPONENT OF NFC FORUM?
● Confirms that certified devices are compliant with NFC Forum Technical Specifications
● Contributes to a consistent behavior across the NFC Forum eco-system
and sets the foundation for interoperability
● Offers value for NFC Forum device manufacturers to differentiate their products from
competition
● Is well established since 2012
● Provides certificate recognized by many organizations across the world

WHY CERTIFY?
More information here

CORE ELEMENTS OF CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
1. Clear certification process controlled through documentations and procedures
2. Test cases to verify compliance to the technical specifications
 Test cases have been approved and validated by different stakeholders
3. Approved Test Tools
 Test Tools have successfully completed a validation process at the validation house
4. Authorized Test Laboratories
 Neutral entity providing test services
 Inter Laboratory Comparison Testing (ILCT) procedure to ensure reproducible results in different laboratories
5. NFC Forum Certification Authority a neutral entity to validate the test reports
6. NFC Forum Certification website listing and promoting certified devices

Product Certification

PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
Who should certify?
What should you certify?
Why should you certify?
Where should you certify?
How can you certify?
IC, Component and End-product manufacturers
The NFC functionality in any device
Good user experience for your use case
At NFC Forum Authorized Test Labs
NFC Forum offers full support. See next slide.

HOW CAN YOU CERTIFY?
● Steps to certify a device
More information here

Certification Releases

CERTIFICATION RELEASES
● Certification Release is a group of consistent test cases and process documents
● Certification Release defines different NFC Forum device classes: each supporting a specific set
of features called interoperability modules
 These device classes target to serve different use cases and applications.
 Defined in the Devices Requirements document.
● For each Certification Release, Test Cases documents are grouped in a Test Release
● Product certification is only possible for Active Certification Releases
 When a new Certification Release is published, the NFC Forum provides a grace period up to 18 calendar
months on the previous Certification Release
● After the grace period ends, the expired Certification Release is invalid

 New classes of NFC Forum device
for Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC):
 CCC Digital Key Reader Device
 CCC Digital Key CE Device
 Automotive CR Grace period of 72 months
 Certification available to Non-members
 Introduction of Test Plan Generator (TPG)
 End of Life
November 2021
CERTIFICATION RELEASES
CR11 - 2017
 Reader/Writer mode
T5T Operation
P2P Active Communication
T4T Mapping Version 3.0
CR12 - 2020 CR13/TR13.0 – End of October 2021
 Enable NFC Wireless Charging (WLC)
 New class of NFC Forum device
for Universal Stylus Initiative (USI):
 USI WLC Reader Device
 New generic class of NFC Forum device:
 Card Emulation Device
CR13/TR13.1
CR14/TR14.0 - Coming 2022

IMPROVED USER EXPERIENCE
● To give to the users the best NFC user experience
 The intended action is successful from the first attempt.
 The experience is consistent with all devices from the NFC-ecosystem.
● This is achieved when devices can complete transactions with any counter
part from the NFC-ecosystem. How certification helps it?
1. Analog testing: Robust communication in the operating volume between
different antenna sizes.
2. Digital testing: Robust data exchange on protocol level.
3. Tag performance testing: Robust data exchange in the operating volume.
 These enable the execution of NDEF application and enable interoperability
within NFC-ecosystem.
 A certified device provides an improved user experience
Z axis
r axis
Reference Mark
Landing Plane
5mm
5 mm
10 mm
NFC Forum compliance Operating Volume

FROM USE CASE TO MARKET SUCCESS
Use Case Ideation
Special Interest Groups
Member Companies
Standards Community
Specifications
Working Groups
Task Forces
Liaisons and Partnerships
Testing Compliance
Test Cases
Testing Labs & Tools
NFC Certified
Interoperable
Reliable
Market-Ready

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LEARN MORE ABOUT NFC FORUM

NFC FORUM MEMBERSHIP LEVELS AND BENEFITS
Sponsor: BoD Seat
Set Strategic Direction
(plus all benefits of lower levels)
Principal: TC, CC, and SIG Committee
Leadership and Voting
Associate: TC, CC, and SIG
Workgroup Leadership and
participation
Implementer:
SIG WGs
only
● All Members
● Access to
 NFC Forum Members Community website
 All published Forum specifications without charge
 Forum research, technical information, and other resources
● Attendance at plenary meetings of the Forum
● Ability to participate in
 product interoperability testing/Plugfests
 NFC Forum Certification Program
● Opportunities for peer-to-peer collaboration
● Your company name, logo, and press releases cited on the
Forum website
● Use of the NFC Forum logo on marketing materials
● Full benefits and fees listed here: https://nfc-
forum.org/join/membership-overview/

NFC FORUM MEMBERSHIP LEVELS AND DUES
Sponsor: BoD Seat
Set Strategic Direction
(plus all benefits of lower levels)
Principal: TC, CC, and SIG Committee
Leadership and Voting
Associate: TC, CC, and SIG
Workgroup Leadership and
participation
Implementer:
SIG WGs only
Startup Implementer:
SIG WGs only
Non-profit:
TC, CC, and
SIG WG
Dues (per year, USD):
● Sponsor: $60,000
● Principal: $25,000
● Associate: $10,000
● Implementer: $6,000
● Startup Implementer: $2,500
(discounted Implementer level)
● Non-profit: $1,500
(discounted Associate level)

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