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New Version of PTC285 published
June 2, 2010
PTC285, Requirements for VDSL2 Splitters, has been amended (iss 4) to include the option of a wire ended device without the weather proof encapsulation. This intended for use indoors rather than in the ETP. The electrical characteristics remain unchanged.
Replacement of Premises Wiring Code of practice (PTC106)
May 3, 2010
As the Code of Practice for customer premises is applicable to all carriers and service providers, it is appropriate that ongoing development of this document should be overseen by the Telecommunications Carriers' Forum (TCF). PTC106 (Star wiring Code of Practice) and PTC225 (Home Distributer) have therefore been withdrawn as Telecom documents, and are replaced by a single document TCF Premises Wiring Code of Practice : February 2010. This document may be obtained from the TCF website at: http://www.tcf.org.nz/premwiring
Christmas Greetings, and Office closedown
December 24, 2009
Access Standards will be closed down from 24th December, and open again on 11th January 2010
From the Access Standards Team, Alan, Bill and Richard, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
PTC 228 Draft Specification for SIP Trunking
December 23, 2009
A new network interface for PBXs will be trialled in the new year. This is an IP access using SIP signalling and is intended to compliment existing ISDN access, and possibly eventually replace it altogether. Features of the new service are that it gives direct access to the Telecom IP core, and includes gateways to the PSTN. The specification for SIP trunking is PTC228
Initially PTC testing will be carried out in the Telecom Network Integration Laboratory (NIL) in Tory Street Wellington, using a model VoIP/PSTN Network. We are currently working through the testing methodology, and hopefully we will be able to accredit external laboratories when we have a better feel for what is required.
