AS/ACIF Standards

Regulatory notice

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has made a number of AS/ACIF Standards as Technical Standards under s.376 of the Telecommunications Act 1997. Australian legislation is available from Comlaw. 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.

The Standards Publication Status Report provides a list of all Standards published by Communications Alliance and their regulatory status.

Note: All references to CDMA in ACIF/Communications Alliance documents are no longer valid post 28 April 2008.

List of AS/ACIF Standards

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

Specifies requirements for telephone equipment that connects to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) by an analogue interface (e.g. corded and cordless phones, dial up modems, answering machines, facsimile machines)

AS/ACIF S003:2008 Customer Access Equipment for connection to a Telecommunications Network

Customer Access Equipment for connection to a Telecommunications Network

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

Specifies the frequency and acoustic performance requirements for speech and tones (e.g. for distortion, loudness and acoustic shock). These requirements are for telephones that connect to the PSTN or ISDN.

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

Specifies requirements for non-switching telephone equipment used in businesses, e.g. equipment connected to a tie-line.

AS/ACIF S008:2006 Requirements for customer cabling products

Specifies requirements for telephone cables and cabling products (e.g. plugs, sockets, enclosures) used in customer�s premises and businesses. It does not cover cables or products used in the network by carriers. It is an updated version of the 2001 edition and has an associated companion guideline available.

AS/ACIF S009:2006 Installation requirements for customer cabling (Wiring Rules)

Specifies the rules for cablers must follow for the installation and maintenance of fixed or concealed cabling that is connected to telecommunications network. It does not cover cable installations in the carriers� networks. It is an updated version of the 2001 edition and has an associated companion guideline available.

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

Specifies the requirements for telephone equipment typically used in businesses that connect to 2, 8, 34 or 136 kbit/second services

AS/ACIF S031:2001 Requirements for ISDN Basic Access

Specifies requirements for telephone equipment connected to Basic Rate ISDN.

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

Specifies the requirements for the installation of temporary field telecommunications customer cabling for DoD purposes during exercise, training or operational deployment.

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

Specifies requirements for telephone equipment connected to Primary Rate ISDN.

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

Specifies requirements for the features on telephones that are designed for improved accessibility such as the pip on the �5� key and hearing aid coupling.

AS/ACIF S041:2005 Requirements for DSL Customer Equipment for connection to the PSTN

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

Specifies the common requirements for mobile and satellite phones such as the dialling of emergency call services (000, 112 & 106) and acoustic safety requirements.

AS/ACIF S042.2:1999 Requirements for connection to an air interface of a telecommunications network - Part 2: CDMA (IS-95)

Specifies the requirements for CDMA mobile phones.

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

Specifies the requirements for GSM mobile phones.

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

Specifies the general requirements for telephone equipment that connect to the copper wire access networks such as the ability to call the emergency call services.

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

Specifies the requirements for broadband equipment connected to copper wire pairs e.g. DSL modems.

AS/ACIF S043.3:2008 Requirements for Customer Equipment for connection to a metallic local loop interface of a Telecommunicatio

Specifies the requirements for connected to copper wire pairs that can deliver DC, and AC signals