10/21/2013 Federal Communications Commission Equipment Authorization Branch 7435 Oakland Mills Road Columbia, MD 21046 Request for Confidentiality Company name: Silver Spring Networks FCC ID: OWS-NIC411-3C FCC Part 15 Certification Gentlemen, Pursuant to 47 CFR 0.457(d)(1)(ii) and 0.459 Silver Spring Networks hereby requests permanent confidentiality of the following documents for the subject application:
Exhibit Type Block Diagram Operational Description Schematics Tune-Up Procedures Parts / BOM This product is not sold to the general public; it is sold only to electric utilities and electric meter manufacturers. These documents contain detailed system, equipment description, and related information about the product which Silver Spring Networks considers proprietary, confidential, and a custom design not otherwise available to the general public. Since the design is a basis from which future products will evolve, Silver Spring Networks considers that this information would be of significant benefit to its competitors and that disclosure would give competitors an unfair advantage in the marketplace. Sincerely, File Name NIC 411-3C block diagram.pdf MicroAP (NIC 411-3C)_Functional Description.pdf Operational Description NIC 411-3C Schematic.pdf Tune-Up Procedures NIC 411-3C BOM.pdf Schematics Tune-Up Procedures BOM Description Block Diagram Name: Asim Tirmizi Company: Silver Spring Networks Title: Technical Lead, Hardware Compliance Date: 10/21/2013