Telecommunications Technical Standard (Requirements for connection to an air interface of a Telecommunications Network Part 3: GSM Customer Equipment As/ACIF S042.3:2005) 2005 (Cth)
Telecommunications Technical Standard (Requirements for connection to an air interface of a Telecommunications Network — Part 3: GSM Customer Equipment — AS/ACIF S042.3:2005) 2005
The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Standard under subsection 376 (1) of the Telecommunications Act 1997.
Dated 22nd December 2005
LYN MADDOCK
Acting Chair
C. CHEAH
Member
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Contents
1Name of Standard 2
2Commencement 2
3Objects of Technical Standard 2
4Definition 2
5Application of Technical Standard 3
6Standard for customer equipment 3
Name of Standard
(1) This Technical Standard is the Telecommunications Technical Standard (Requirements for connection to an air interface of a Telecommunications Network — Part 3: GSM Customer Equipment — AS/ACIF S042.3:2005) 2005.
(2) This Technical Standard may also be cited as AS/ACIF S042.3–2005.
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 October 2005.
Note 2 The AS/ACIF Standard, as adopted by this Technical Standard, does not include any amendments made 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 amendments are adopted by ACMA.
Commencement
This Standard commences on the day after it is registered.
Objects of Technical Standard
The objects of this Technical Standard are to:
(a) protect the integrity of telecommunications networks and facilities; and
(b) protect the health and safety of persons who:
(i) operate a telecommunications network or facility; or
(ii) work on a telecommunications network or facility; or
(iii) use services supplied by means of a telecommunications network or facility; or
(iv) are otherwise reasonably likely to be affected by the operation of a telecommunications network or facility; and
(c) ensure that customer equipment can be used to give access to an emergency call service; and
(d) 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.
Definition
In this Standard:
3rd Generation Partnership Project means the collaboration of telecommunications standards bodies known as the 3GPP that develops and maintains the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) Technical Specifications.
Act means the Telecommunications Act 1997.
AS/ACIF Standard means the Australian Standard/Australian Communications Industry Forum Standard: Requirements for connection to an air interface of a Telecommunications Network — Part 3: GSM Customer Equipment (AS/ACIF S042.3:2005), published by the Australian Communications Industry Forum and Standards Australia International Limited in October 2005.
facility has the same meaning as in subsection 374 (2) of the Act.
GSM means Global System for Mobile communications, as defined by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project specifications.
public mobile telecommunications service has the same meaning as in section 32 of the Act.
telecommunications network has the same meaning as in subsection 374 (1) of the Act.
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.
Application of Technical Standard
This Technical Standard applies to customer equipment that is designed, or intended, for use with a GSM Public Mobile Telecommunications Service.
Standard for customer equipment
The customer equipment to which this Technical Standard applies must comply with the AS/ACIF Standard.
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