Technical CE Standards and Documents

This webpage groups together Standards (starting at AS/ACIF S002), then Guidelines (starting at G533).

AS/ACIF S002:2005 Analogue interworking and non-interference requirements for Customer Equipment for connection to the PSTN

AS/ACIF S002:2005 (.pdf, 1040 KB)

This Standard specifies the technical requirements for Customer Equipment (CE) that is designed or intended for connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) by way of an analogue interface.

Regulatory Notice

This document was made by the Australian Communications and Media Authority as a Telecommunications Technical Standard under section 376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to establish compliance with Standards such as this. Items are required to be labelled to the applicable labelling notices. Details on current compliance arrangements can be obtained from ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au

AS/CA S003.1:2010 Customer Access Equipment for connection to a Telecommunications Network
Part 1: General

AS/CA S003.1:2010 (.pdf, 1043 KB)

This Standard applies to Customer Equipment (CE) that is:

  • designed with multiple ports (local or network) that provides or is intended to provide access (gateway functions) to a Telecommunications Network; and
  • capable of switching, storage, processing, conversion, integration, line isolation/coupling or multiplexing of analogue or digital voice or voice equivalent communication.

Regulatory Notice

This document will be submitted to ACMA for making as a technical standard under s376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. Until it is made by ACMA compliance with this Standard is voluntary. The Standard as made by ACMA will commence on the day after it registered under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (LIA) and it will be a disallowable instrument within the meaning of s46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. ACMA is a Commonwealth authority with statutory powers to impose requirements concerning telecommunications Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling. ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers, or their Australian agents, of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to establish compliance with Standards such as this. Items are required to be labelled to the applicable labelling notices. Details on current compliance arrangements can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

This document supersedes AS/ACIF S003:2008. The superseded Standard is available at www.commsalliance.com.au/documents/available_superseded and is still an applicable Standard under the ACMA Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001 until its expiry date. A complete list of applicable Standards can be found at the ACMA Equipment Standards website at www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_2545.

AS/CA S003.2:2010 Customer Access Equipment for connection to a Telecommunications Network
Part 2: Analogue and TDM based technologies

AS/CA S003.2:2010 (.pdf, 293 KB)

This Standard applies to Customer Equipment (CE) that is:

  • using analogue and/or PCM based TDM technologies to accomplish any port interconnection;
  • not using any packet based technologies, or having interfaces to packet based networks;
  • designed with multiple ports (local or network) that provides or is intended to provide access (gateway functions) to a Telecommunications Network; and
  • capable of switching, storage, processing, conversion, integration, line isolation/coupling or multiplexing of analogue or digital voice or voice equivalent communication.

Regulatory Notice

This document will be submitted to ACMA for making as a technical standard under s376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. Until it is made by ACMA compliance with this Standard is voluntary. The Standard as made by ACMA will commence on the day after it registered under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (LIA) and it will be a disallowable instrument within the meaning of s46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. ACMA is a Commonwealth authority with statutory powers to impose requirements concerning telecommunications Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling. ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers, or their Australian agents, of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to establish compliance with Standards such as this. Items are required to be labelled to the applicable labelling notices. Details on current compliance arrangements can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

This document supersedes AS/ACIF S003:2008. The superseded Standard is available at www.commsalliance.com.au/documents/available_superseded and is still an applicable Standard under the ACMA Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001 until its expiry date. A complete list of applicable Standards can be found at the ACMA Equipment Standards website at www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_2545.

AS/CA S003.3:2010 Customer Access Equipment for connection to a Telecommunications Network
Part 3: Packet and cell based technologies

AS/CA S003.3:2010 (.pdf, 207 KB)

This Standard applies to Customer Equipment (CE) that is:

  • either (i) using packet or cell based technologies to accomplish any port interconnection; or (ii) using packet or cell based ports for external connections; or both (i) and (ii);
  • designed with multiple ports (local or network) that provides or is intended to provide access (gateway functions) to a Telecommunications Network; and
  • capable of switching, storage, processing, conversion, integration, line isolation/coupling or multiplexing of analogue or digital voice or voice equivalent communication.

Regulatory Notice

This document will be submitted to ACMA for making as a technical standard under s376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. Until it is made by ACMA compliance with this Standard is voluntary. The Standard as made by ACMA will commence on the day after it registered under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (LIA) and it will be a disallowable instrument within the meaning of s46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. ACMA is a Commonwealth authority with statutory powers to impose requirements concerning telecommunications Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling. ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers, or their Australian agents, of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to establish compliance with Standards such as this. Items are required to be labelled to the applicable labelling notices. Details on current compliance arrangements can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

This document supersedes AS/ACIF S003:2008. The superseded Standard is available at www.commsalliance.com.au/documents/available_superseded and is still an applicable Standard under the ACMA Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001 until its expiry date. A complete list of applicable Standards can be found at the ACMA Equipment Standards website at www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_2545.

AS/ACIF S004:2008 Voice frequency performance requirements for Customer Equipment

AS/ACIF S004:2008 (.pdf, 543 KB)

This Standard specifies the technical requirements for Customer Equipment (CE) that is designed or intended:

  1. to transmit and receive voice frequency signals for voice communication, voice messages or tones by direct or indirect electrical or electro acoustic means; and
  2. for connection to a Telecommunications Network.

Expressions of Intent

Expression of Intent EOI/08/001
AS/ACIF S004:2008 Voice frequency performance requirements for Customer Equipment

Regulatory Notice

This document has been made by ACMA as Telecommunications Technical Standard AS/ACIF S004–2008 under s376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. ACMA is a Commonwealth authority with statutory powers to impose requirements concerning telecommunications Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling. ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to establish compliance with Standards such as this. Items are required to be labelled to the applicable labelling notices. Details on current compliance arrangements can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

This document supersedes AS/ACIF S004:2006. The superseded Standard is available at www.commsalliance.com.au/documents/available_superseded and is still an applicable Standard under the ACMA Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001 until its expiry date. A complete list of applicable Standards can be found at the ACMA Equipment Standards website at www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_2545.

AS/ACIF S006:2008 Requirements for Customer Equipment, operating in the voiceband, for connection to the non-switched Telecommunications Network

AS/ACIF S006:2008 (.pdf, 249 KB)

This Standard specifies the technical requirements for Customer Equipment (CE) that-

  1. is designed or intended for connection to a non-switched Telecommunications Network presented as a cable pair interface;
  2. is designed or intended for operation in the voice frequency band; and
  3. does not have a DC or out-of-band signalling capability or DC power feed.
Regulatory Notice

This document has been made by ACMA as Telecommunications Technical Standard AS/ACIF S004–2008 under s376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. ACMA is a Commonwealth authority with statutory powers to impose requirements concerning telecommunications Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling. ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to establish compliance with Standards such as this. Items are required to be labelled to the applicable labelling notices. Details on current compliance arrangements can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

This document supersedes AS/ACIF S004:2006. The superseded Standard is available at www.commsalliance.com.au/documents/available_superseded and is still an applicable Standard under the ACMA Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001 until its expiry date. A complete list of applicable Standards can be found at the ACMA Equipment Standards website at www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_2545.

 

AS/ACIF S008:2006 Requirements for Customer Cabling Products

AS/ACIF S008:2006 (.pdf, 440 KB)
Companion Guideline to AS/ACIF S008:2006 (.pdf, 320 KB)

This Standard applies to cabling products (including cable and related customer equipment) intended for connection to the customer side of the boundary of a telecommunications network. It does not apply to cabling products intended primarily for the distribution of AC mains supply. It does not apply to products intended to be used for telecommunications earthing systems or telecommunications power distribution.

The Companion to AS/ACIF S008:2006 Requirements for customer cabling products Industry Guideline provides the differences between the AS/ACIF S008:2001 and AS/ACIF S008:2006 editions to assist suppliers and importers of customer cabling and related customer equipment in identifying the changes that have been made to the 2006 edition.

Expressions of Intent

Expression of Intent EOI/04/001
AS/ACIF S008:2001 Requirements for authorised cabling products
Expression of Intent EOI/04/002
AS/ACIF S008:2001 Requirements for authorised cabling products
Expression of Intent EOI/04/003
AS/ACIF S008:2001 Requirements for authorised cabling products

Regulatory Notice

This document has been made by ACMA as Telecommunications Technical Standard AS/ACIF S008–2006 under s376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. ACMA is a Commonwealth authority with statutory powers to impose requirements concerning telecommunications Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling. ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to establish compliance with Standards such as this. Items are required to be labelled to the applicable labelling notices. Details on current compliance arrangements can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

This document supersedes AS/ACIF S008:2001. The superseded Standard is available at www.commsalliance.com.au/documents/available_superseded and is still an applicable Standard under the ACMA Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001 until its expiry date. A complete list of applicable Standards can be found at the ACMA Equipment Standards website at www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_2545.

This Standard came into force on 1 July 2006

AS/ACIF S009:2006 Installation requirements for Customer Cabling (Wiring Rules)

AS/ACIF S009:2006 (.pdf, 1030 KB)
Companion Guideline to AS/ACIF S009:2006 (.pdf, 440KB)
AS/ACIF S009:2006 ‘A5 version’ (.pdf, 1010 KB) – this version prints out on half the number of pages (88 pages)

This Standard applies to the installation and maintenance of fixed or concealed cabling or equipment that is connected, or is intended to be connected, to a telecommunications network, including any cord or cordage, or that part of any cord or cordage, that is connected as fixed or concealed cabling. It does not apply to any electrical power cabling whose primary function is the distribution of AC mains supply, and which is connected to an AC mains supply, but which may also carry telecommunications signals as a secondary function as long as the telecommunications signals originate from the power network or are injected into the power cabling via a compliant interface device.

This edition of the Standard deals with cabling work that was previously exempt from ACMA technical regulation or that was not specifically addressed by previous editions.  Refer to Appendix G of the Standard for a description of the changes made to accommodate such cabling and an explanation of how such cabling is captured by the telecommunications legislation.

The Companion to AS/ACIF S009:2006 Installation requirements for customer cabling (Wiring Rules) Industry Guideline provides the differences between the AS/ACIF S009:2001 and AS/ACIF S009:2006 editions to assist training providers, cabling providers and any authors of documents that reference AS/ACIF S009, in identifying the changes that have been made to the Wiring Rules.

Regulatory Notice

Attention is drawn to the fact that cabling work must be performed or supervised by a person with the appropriate cabling provider registration.  This requirement is determined by legislation and subordinate regulatory instruments administered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). This Standard came into force on 1 July 2006. ACMA is a Commonwealth Authority with statutory powers to impose requirements on cabling providers concerning customer cabling. Details on cabling regulations can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

AS/ACIF S016:2001 Requirements for Customer Equipment for connection to hierarchical digital interfaces

AS/ACIF S016:2001 (.pdf, 892 KB)

This Standard applies to Customer Equipment with hierarchical digital interfaces at 2048 kbit/s, 8448 kbit/s, 34 368 kbit/s or 139 264 kbit/s that is designed or intended for connection to a Telecommunications Network.

The CE-Network requirements in this Standard describe a point-to-point configuration as shown in Figure 1 of the Standard. This configuration comprises two connections, one for digital transmission from the CE to Network and one for digital transmission from the Network to CE.

Regulatory notice

This document was made by the Australian Communications Authority as Telecommunications Technical Standard AS/ACIF S016 2002 under s376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. The ACMA was a Commonwealth authority with statutory powers to impose requirements concerning telecommunications Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling and was replaced on 01 July 2005 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). The ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to establish compliance with Standards such as this. Items are required to be labelled to the applicable labelling notices. Details on current compliance arrangements can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

Reconfirmation

The Standard was reconfirmed in 2007 and the next review is scheduled to occur in September 2012.

AS/ACIF S031:2001 Requirements for ISDN Basic Access

AS/ACIF S031:2001 (.pdf, 467 KB)

This Standard specifies the technical conditions and performance requirements for certain Customer Equipment (CE) at the Physical, Data Link and Network Layers (Layers 1, 2 and 3) when connected to an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Basic Access interface at the S/T reference point. The equipment covered by this Standard is all CE that is intended for connection to an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Basic Access for the purpose of receiving information from, or transmitting information to, the ISDN.

This Standard applies to the following types of ISDN: ETSI Standards based ISDN Basic Access and AUSTEL Technical Standard 013 [1][2] based ISDN Basic Access.

Regulatory Notice

This document was made by the Australian Communications Authority as Telecommunications Technical Standard AS/ACIF S031 2001 under section 376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. The ACA was a Commonwealth authority with statutory powers to impose requirements concerning telecommunications Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling and was replaced on 01 July 2005 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). The ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to establish compliance with Standards such as this. Items are required to be labelled to the applicable labelling notices. Details on current compliance arrangements can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

Reconfirmation

The Standard was reconfirmed in 2007 and the next review is scheduled to occur in September 2012.

AS/ACIF S035:2008 Requirements for installation of temporary field telecommunications customer cabling for defence purposes

AS/ACIF S035:2008 (.pdf, 238 KB)

This Standard applies to the installation of temporary field cabling by Department of Defence personnel and overseas defence forces for defence purposes during exercise, training or operational deployment by the Department of Defence (DoD), or overseas defence forces exercising with Australian DoD personnel. It should be read in conjunction with other referenced Standards.

This Standard sets out the minimum requirements to ensure that—

  1. the installation or use of the cabling does not expose Carrier personnel, cabling providers, end-users or other persons to any danger; and
  2. the installation or use of the cabling does not adversely affect the integrity (proper end-to-end functioning) of a Telecommunications Network

Regulatory Notice

Attention is drawn to the fact that the installation and repair of customer cabling is subject to the Telecommunications Cabling Provider Rules, which require customer cabling work to be performed or supervised by a person with the appropriate cabling provider registration and to be installed in accordance with AS/ACIF S009 (Wiring Rules). This requirement is determined by legislation and subordinate regulatory instruments administered by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

The Types of Cabling Work Declaration 1997, which calls up this Standard, exempts Department of Defence (DoD) personnel and overseas defence forces from the requirements to have a cabling provider registration or to comply with AS/ACIF S009, provided the requirements of this technical standard have been met. This Standard applies only to installation of temporary field telecommunications customer cabling for DoD purposes during exercise, training or operational deployment in any environment.

ACMA is a Commonwealth Authority with statutory powers to impose requirements on cabling providers concerning customer cabling.

Details on cabling regulations can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.

AS/ACIF S038:2001 Requirements for ISDN Primary Rate Access Interface

AS/ACIF S038:2001 (.pdf, 428 KB)

This Standard specifies the technical conditions and performance requirements, at the Physical, Data Link and Network Layers (Layers 1, 2 and 3), for CE that is intended for connection to an ETSI Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Primary Rate Access Digital Subscriber Signalling No. 1 (DDS 1) interface for the purpose of receiving information from, or transmitting information to, the ISDN at the T reference point. Where CE is also intended to connect to the ISDN Primary Rate Access services based on ACA Technical Standard 014 [1], then CE is to also meet the requirements specified in ACA Technical Standard 014 [1].

Regulatory Notice

This document was made by the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) as Telecommunications Technical Standard AS/ACIF S038 2001 under section 376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. The ACA was a Commonwealth authority with statutory powers to impose requirements concerning telecommunications Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling and was replaced on 01 July 2005 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). The ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to establish compliance with Standards such as this. Items are required to be labelled to the applicable labelling notices. Details on current compliance arrangements can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

Reconfirmation

The Standard was reconfirmed in 2007 and the next review is scheduled to occur in September 2012.

AS/ACIF S040:2001 Requirements for Customer Equipment for use with the Standard Telephone Service - Features for special needs

AS/ACIF S040:2001 (.pdf, 409 KB)

This Disability Standard applies to certain Customer Equipment (CE) that uses a telephone handset or a keypad, that is manufactured in, or imported into Australia for use with the Standard Telephone Service. This Standard defines the technical requirements relating to the features of the equipment that is designed to cater for some of the special needs of persons with disabilities. Note that this includes fax machines with a handset and system integral equipment.

Regulatory notice

This document was made by the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) as Telecommunications Disability Standard AS/ACIF S040 2002 under s380 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. The ACA was a Commonwealth Authority with statutory powers to impose requirements concerning telecommunications Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling and was replaced on 01 July 2005 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

Section 380 disability standards are not included in the compliance arrangements for section 376 technical standards provided by the Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001. Nonetheless, section 380 disability standards are mandatory and the ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to ensure compliance with these standards.

Compliance with section 380 disability standards is relevant in determining whether a person has complied with section 24 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 in the supply of customer equipment.

Further information can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

AS/ACIF S041.1:2009 Requirements for DSL Customer Equipment for connection to the PSTN - Part 1: General

AS/ACIF S041.1:2009 (.pdf, 119 KB)

Specifies the technical requirements for Customer Equipment (CE), or the parts of the CE that are designed or intended for connection to a DSL service that shares the metallic local loop with an analogue PSTN two-wire service.

Regulatory notice

This document will be submitted to ACMA, for making as a technical standard under s376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. Until it is made by ACMA compliance with this Standard is voluntary. The Standard as made by ACMA will commence on the day after it registered under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (LIA) and it will be a disallowable instrument within the meaning of s46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

ACMA is a Commonwealth authority with statutory powers to impose requirements concerning telecommunications Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling. ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers, or their Australian agents, of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to establish compliance with Standards such as this. Items are required to be labelled in accordance with the applicable labelling notices. Details on current compliance arrangements can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au

This document supersedes AS/ACIF S041:2005. The superseded Standard is available at www.commsalliance.com.au/documents/available-superseded and is still an applicable Standard under the ACMA Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001 until its expiry date. A complete list of applicable Standards can be found at the ACMA Equipment Standards website at www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_2545.

AS/ACIF S041.2:2009 Requirements for DSL Customer Equipment for connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network - Part 2: Modems for use in connection with all DSL services

AS/ACIF S041.2:2009 (.pdf, 161 KB)

Specifies the technical requirements for DSL Modem Customer Equipment (CE), or the DSL Modem parts of the CE that are designed or intended for connection to a DSL service that shares the metallic local loop with an analogue PSTN two-wire service.

This Standard does not apply to CE or the parts of CE designed or intended for connection only to an analogue PSTN two-wire service. CE that is designed or intended to operate in an all digital mode does not need to meet the requirements of this Standard for that particular mode.

Regulatory Notice

This document will be submitted to ACMA, for making as a technical standard under s376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. Until it is made by ACMA compliance with this Standard is voluntary. The Standard as made by ACMA will commence on the day after it registered under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (LIA) and it will be a disallowable instrument within the meaning of s46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

ACMA is a Commonwealth authority with statutory powers to impose requirements concerning telecommunications Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling. ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers, or their Australian agents, of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to establish compliance with Standards such as this. Items are required to be labelled in accordance with the applicable labelling notices. Details on current compliance arrangements can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au

This document supersedes AS/ACIF S041:2005. The superseded Standard is available at www.commsalliance.com.au/documents/available-superseded and is still an applicable Standard under the ACMA Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001 until its expiry date. A complete list of applicable Standards can be found at the ACMA Equipment Standards website at www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_2545.

AS/ACIF S041.3:2009 Requirements for DSL Customer Equipment for connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network - Part 3: Filters for use in connection with all ADSL services

AS/ACIF S041.3:2009 (.pdf, 399 KB)

Specifies the technical requirements for ADSL Filter Customer Equipment (CE), or the ADSL Filter parts of the CE that are designed or intended for connection to an ADSL service that shares the metallic local loop with an analogue PSTN two-wire service.  This Standard does not apply to CE or the parts of CE designed or intended only for connection to an analogue PSTN two-wire service.

Regulatory Notice

This document will be submitted to ACMA, for making as a technical standard under s376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. Until it is made by ACMA compliance with this Standard is voluntary. The Standard as made by ACMA will commence on the day after it registered under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (LIA) and it will be a disallowable instrument within the meaning of s46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

ACMA is a Commonwealth authority with statutory powers to impose requirements concerning telecommunications Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling. ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers, or their Australian agents, of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to establish compliance with Standards such as this. Items are required to be labelled in accordance with the applicable labelling notices. Details on current compliance arrangements can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au

This document supersedes AS/ACIF S041:2005. The superseded Standard is available at www.commsalliance.com.au/documents/available-superseded and is still an applicable Standard under the ACMA Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001 until its expiry date. A complete list of applicable Standards can be found at the ACMA Equipment Standards website at www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_2545.

AS/ACIF S042.1:2008 Requirements for connection to an air interface of a Telecommunications Network - Part 1: General

AS/ACIF S042.1:2008 (.pdf, 2666 KB)

Specifies the general requirements for Customer Equipment (CE) that is designed or intended for use in connection with a PMTS and is an addressable device or a Satellite Service and is an addressable satellite device. This Standard does not apply to CE which are non-addressable satellite devices such as GPS terminals and satellite navigation systems.

Regulatory notice

This document has been made by ACMA as Telecommunications Technical Standard AS/ACIF S042.1–2008 under s376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. ACMA is a Commonwealth authority with statutory powers to impose requirements concerning telecommunications Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling. ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to establish compliance with Standards such as this. Items are required to be labelled to the applicable labelling notices. Details on current compliance arrangements can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

This document supersedes AS/ACIF S042.1:2006. The superseded Standard is available at www.commsalliance.com.au/documents/available_superseded and is still an applicable Standard under the ACMA Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001 until its expiry date. A complete list of applicable Standards can be found at the ACMA Equipment Standards website at www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_2545.

AS/ACIF S042.3:2005 Requirements for connection to an air interface of a telecommunications network - Part 3: GSM

AS/ACIF S042.3:2005 (.pdf, 253 KB)

Specifies the technical conditions and requirements for GSM CE that is designed or intended for use in connection with a GSM public mobile telecommunications service (PMTS) and is an addressable device.

Regulatory Notice

This document was made by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) as Telecommunications Technical Standard AS/ACIF S042.3:2005 under s376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to establish compliance with Standards such as this. Items are required to be labelled to the applicable labelling notices. Details on current compliance arrangements can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au

Reconfirmation

The Standard was reconfirmed in 2007 and the next review is scheduled to occur in July 2012.

AS/ACIF S043.1:2003 Requirements for Customer Equipment for connection to a metallic local loop interface of a Telecommunications Network- Part 1: General

AS/ACIF S043.1:2003 (.pdf, 305 KB)

This Standard specifies the technical requirements for Customer Equipment (CE) that is designed or intended for connection to a Telecommunications Network via a metallic local loop interface. This Standard does not apply to CE designed or intended for connection to HFC, coaxial cable or wireless local loop.

Regulatory Notice

This document was made by the Australian Communications Authority (ACA) as Telecommunications Technical Standard AS/ACIF S043.1 2003 under s376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. The ACA was a Commonwealth authority with statutory powers to impose requirements concerning telecommunications Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling and was replaced on 01 July 2005 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). The ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to establish compliance with Standards such as this. Items are required to be labelled to the applicable labelling notices. Details on current compliance arrangements can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

Reconfirmation 

The Standard was reconfirmed in 2009 and the next review is scheduled to occur in January 2014.

AS/ACIF S043.2:2008 Requirements for Customer Equipment for connection to a metallic local loop interface of a Telecommunications Network - Part 2: Broadband

AS/ACIF S043.2:2008 (.pdf, 431 KB)

This Standard applies to Customer Equipment (CE) that-

  1. is designed or intended for connection to a Telecommunications Network via a metallic local loop interface; and
  2. has a broadband capability.

Regulatory Notice

This document has been made by ACMA as Telecommunications Technical Standard AS/ACIF S043.2–2008 under s376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. ACMA is a Commonwealth authority with statutory powers to impose requirements concerning telecommunications Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling. ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to establish compliance with Standards such as this. Items are required to be labelled to the applicable labelling notices. Details on current compliance arrangements can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

This document supersedes AS/ACIF S043.2:2006. The superseded Standard is available at www.commsalliance.com.au/documents/available_superseded and is still an applicable Standard under the ACMA Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001 until its expiry date. A complete list of applicable Standards can be found at the ACMA Equipment Standards website at www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_2545.

AS/ACIF S043.3:2008 Requirements for Customer Equipment for connection to a metallic local loop interface of a Telecommunications Network Part 3: DC, low frequency AC and voiceband

AS/ACIF S043.3:2008 (.pdf, 315 KB)

This Standard specifies the technical requirements for Customer Equipment (CE) that-

  1. is designed or intended for connection to a Telecommunications Network via a metallic local loop interface; and
  2. is designed or intended to include one or more of the following capabilities:
    1. DC power feeding or signalling.
    2. Operation in the low frequency AC band, below 300 Hz.
    3. Operation in the voice frequency band.
    4. Operation above the voice frequency band up to 20 kHz.

Regulatory Notice

This document has been made by ACMA as Telecommunications Technical Standard AS/ACIF S043.3–2008 under s376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. ACMA is a Commonwealth authority with statutory powers to impose requirements concerning telecommunications Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling. ACMA requires Australian manufacturers and importers of specified items of Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling to establish compliance with Standards such as this. Items are required to be labelled to the applicable labelling notices. Details on current compliance arrangements can be obtained from the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.

This document supersedes AS/ACIF S043.3:2001. The superseded Standard is available at www.commsalliance.com.au/documents/available_superseded and is still an applicable Standard under the ACMA Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001 until its expiry date. A complete list of applicable Standards can be found at the ACMA Equipment Standards website at www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_2545.

G548:2008 Supporting arrangements for AS/ACIF S042 Requirements for connection to an air interface of a Telecommunications Network

G548:2008 (.pdf, 99 KB)

Specifies the preferred behaviours for the following:

  1. Carriers and CSPs supplying a public mobile telecommunications service (PMTS) or a Satellite Service.
  2. Equipment Suppliers supplying CE that is designed or intended for use in connection with a public mobile telecommunications service (PMTS) and is an addressable device; or a Satellite Service and is an addressable satellite device.

G563:2001 Supporting arrangements for the supply of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Customer Equipment

G563:2001 (.pdf, 110 KB)

These supporting arrangements set out-

  • information about DSL CE that should be made available to consumers and retailers; and
  • requirements for a process for suppliers of DSL CE to be able to verify interoperability with Carriage Service Providers' equipment.

Reconfirmation

The Guideline was reconfirmed in 2007 and the next review is scheduled to occur in January 2012.

G610:2003 The superseding of ACA TS 001-1997 by AS/NZS 60950:2000

G610:2003 (.pdf, 829 KB)

This Report was prepared by the ACIF Working Committee CECRP/WC11 on Safety of Customer Equipment. It is the output of a review of the Standards and regulatory arrangements for customer equipment safety in Australia. The Report has been prepared to provide the background to customer equipment safety standardisation, a summary of the review process, the impact on consumers and industry and the implementation timetable.

G616:2006 Acoustic safety for telephone equipment

G616:2006 (.pdf, 409 KB)

This Guideline is intended to provide guidance to organisations that have staff who use telephone equipment for extended periods of time, manufacturers, call centres, audio consultants and testing laboratories, in order to reduce the risk and severity of acoustic shock.

This Guideline was developed with the following aims:

  1. To provide guidance in the development of equipment, workplaces and processes to reduce the risk and severity of acoustic shock.
  2. To provide additional, optional acoustic safety specifications that organisations can call up if they wish to increase the protection against acoustic shock beyond that specified in the two Standards AS/ACIF S004 (for landline phones) and AS/ACIF S042.1 (for mobile phones).

G623:2005 Regulatory adoption of Customer Equipment safety requirements

G623:2005 (.pdf, 281 KB)

This Report was prepared by the ACIF Working Committee CECRP/WC11 on Safety of Customer Equipment. It is the output of a review of the Standards and regulatory arrangements for Customer Equipment (CE) safety in Australia. The Report analyses the suitability of the telecommunications regulator requiring compliance with AS/NZS 60950:2000/Amdt 1:2003 and AS/NZS 60950.1:2003.

G624:2005 Network interface voltage levels

G624:2005 (.pdf, 267 KB)

Provides guidance for designers of customer equipment (CE) and test laboratories, indicating the minimum voltage levels that should be supported for each category of CE in the ACMA Telecommunications Labelling Notice for which a safety Standard is required.

Reconfirmation

The Guideline was reconfirmed in 2009 and the next review is scheduled to occur in November 2014.