Telecommunications Technical Standard (Customer Switching, Multiplexing and Ancillary Equipment for Connection to a Telecommunications Network — As/ACIF S003) 2001 (Cth)

Telecommunications Technical Standard (Customer Switching, Multiplexing and Ancillary Equipment for Connection to a Telecommunications Network — AS/ACIF S003) 2001

as amended

made under subsection 376 (1) of the

Telecommunications Act 1997

This compilation was prepared on 11 April 2005
taking into account amendments up to Telecommunications Technical Standard (Customer Switching, Multiplexing and Ancillary Equipment for Connection to
a Telecommunications Network — AS/ACIF S003) Amendment 2003 (No. 1)

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

1Name of Technical Standard [see Note 1]  3

2Commencement [see Note 1]  3

3Objects of Technical Standard  3

4Definitions  3

5Application of Technical Standard  4

6Standard for customer equipment  5

Notes   6

1. Name of Technical Standard [see Note 1]

(1)This Technical Standard is the Telecommunications Technical Standard (Customer Switching, Multiplexing and Ancillary Equipment for Connection to a Telecommunications Network — AS/ACIF S003) 2001.

(2)This Technical Standard may also be cited as AS/ACIF S003–2001.

Note 1   The alternative citation mentioned in subsection (2) is the name by which the AS/ACIF Standard, adopted by this Technical Standard under section 6, is usually cited. The AS/ACIF Standard was published in 2001.

Note 2   The AS/ACIF Standard, adopted by this Technical Standard, does not include any amendments made by Standards Australia and the Australian Communications Industry Forum after the commencement of this Technical Standard. If amendments are made, the terms of this Technical Standard will differ from those of the AS/ACIF Standard unless the AS/ACIF Standard amendments are adopted by the ACA.

1. Commencement [see Note 1]

This Technical Standard commences on gazettal.

1. Objects of Technical Standard

The objects of this Technical Standard are:

(a)to protect the integrity of telecommunications networks and facilities; and

(b)to protect the health and safety of persons who:

(i)operate; or

(ii)work on; or

(iii)use services supplied by means of; or

(iv)are otherwise reasonably likely to be affected by the operation of —

a telecommunications network or facility; and

(c)to ensure that customer equipment can be used to give access to an emergency call service; and

(d)to ensure, for the purpose of the supply of a standard telephone service, the interoperability of customer equipment with a telecommunications network to which the equipment is, or is proposed to be, connected.

1. Definitions

In this Technical Standard:

Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.

ancillary voice equipment means customer equipment that passes voice frequency signals and is capable of, but not limited to, performing at least one of the following functions:

(a)code conversion;

(b)speech processing;

(c)signalling conversion;

(d)speech storage;

(e)line isolation;

(f)line coupling;

(g)echo control.

AS/ACIF Standard means the Australian Standard/Australian Communications Industry Forum Standard: Customer switching, multiplexing and ancillary equipment for connection to a Telecommunications Network (AS/ACIF S003:2001), published by the Australian Communications Industry Forum and Standards Australia International Limited in July 2001.

boundary of a telecommunications network has the same meaning as in section 22 of the Act.

customer switching system means a switching system used on the customer side of the boundary of a telecommunications network that is able to switch voice, digital data, images, video or other information.

facility has the same meaning as in subsection 374 (2) of the Act.

telecommunications network has the same meaning as in subsection 374 (1) of the Act.

voice frequency means a frequency in the range 300 Hz to 3.4 kHz.

voice multiplexing equipment means multiplexing equipment used on the customer side of the boundary of a telecommunications network that is able to multiplex voice channels onto a higher rate transmission channel.

Note   The following expressions used in this Technical Standard are defined in section 7 of the Act:

·     customer equipment

·     emergency call service

·     standard telephone service.

1. Application of Technical Standard

This Technical Standard applies to customer equipment that is designed, or intended, for:

(a)connection to a telecommunications network; and

(b)use as:

(i)a customer switching system; or

(ii)voice multiplexing equipment; or

(iii)voice switching equipment related to a customer switching system; or

(iv)ancillary voice equipment.

1. Standard for customer equipment

The customer equipment to which this Technical Standard applies must comply with the AS/ACIF Standard.

Notes to the Telecommunications Technical Standard (Customer Switching, Multiplexing and Ancillary Equipment for Connection to a Telecommunications Network — AS/ACIF S003) 2001

Note 1

The Telecommunications Technical Standard (Customer Switching, Multiplexing and Ancillary Equipment for Connection to a Telecommunications Network — AS/ACIF S003) 2001 (in force under subsection 376 (1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Title	Date of notification in Gazette	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Telecommunications Technical Standard (Customer Switching, Multiplexing and Ancillary Equipment for Connection to a Telecommunications Network — AS/ACIF S003) 2001	5 sept 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN35)	5 Sept 2001
Telecommunications Technical Standard (Customer Switching, Multiplexing and Ancillary Equipment for Connection to a Telecommunications Network — AS/ACIF S003) Amendment 2003 (No. 1)	14 Nov 2003 (see Gazette 2003, No. S419)	14 Nov 2003	—

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted   am. = amended   rep. = repealed   rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Note 1 to s. 1 (2)..................	ad. 2003 No. 1
Note 2 to s. 1 (2)..................	ad. 2003 No. 1
S. 4.........................................	am. 2003 No. 1
S. 6.........................................	rs. 2003 No. 1