Specifications

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AS/CA S002:2010 COPYRIGHT
OCTOBER 2010
2 SCOPE
2.1 This Standard specifies the technical requirements for CE and in the case of
compound CE the parts of the compound CE that are designed or
intended for connection to an analogue PSTN two-wire service.
2.2 This Standard does not apply to CE or the parts of compound CE that are
designed or intended for connection to a DSL service operating over a
shared metallic local loop with an analogue PSTN two-wire service.
2.3 CE is not excluded from the scope of this Standard by reason only that it is
capable of performing functions additional to those described in this
Standard.
Note 1: For the purposes of this scope ADSL modems and filters are examples of CE
designed or intended for connection to a DSL service operating over a
shared metallic local loop with an analogue PSTN two-wire service.
Note 2: AS/ACIF S041 [8] specifies the technical requirements for ADSL modems and
filters.
Note 3: AS/ACIF S040 [7] specifies the technical requirements for CE for use by
persons with a disability.