Best Practice Detail

13-6-5086

Equipment Suppliers should consider electronically encoding a unique identifier into non-volatile memory of critical elements (e.g., Field Replaceable Units, FRUs) for integrity and tracking.

Status: Rollover New

References/Comments: In order to prevent theft of supply. For example, a HECI code (Human Equipment Catalog Item Code) is a 10 character (alfa-numeric) code that identifies a piece of equipment down to the circuit pack level.

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• Equipment Suppliers
• Cable
• Internet/Data
• Satellite
• Wireless
• Wireline
• Hardware
• Network Elements
• CSRIC VII: Rollover New In CSRIC VII