Table of Contents

Executive summary
Foreword
1 Introduction
2 Application of the Directive
  2.1 Introduction
  2.2 Scope of the Directive
3 Definitions
4 Definition of complex apparatus and scope of this report
5 Essential requirements
  5.1 User safety
  5.2 Safety of employees of public telecommunications network
      operators
  5.3 Electro-Magnetic Compatibility
  5.4 Protection of the public network from harm
  5.5 Effective use of the radio frequency spectrum
  5.6 Interworking with the public telecommunications network
  5.7 Interworking via the public telecommunications network in
      justified cases
6 General principles for the application of the essential
  requirements to apparatus
  6.1 Interworking with the public network
  6.2 Interworking via the public network for justified cases
  6.3 Purposes of interfaces
  6.4 Examples of the application of the principles
  6.5 Structure of the new standard
  6.6 Additional issues
7 Other regulations
  7.1 Current situation
  7.2 Harmonisation
  7.3 Installation, Inspection and Connection
  7.4 Safety
  7.5 Wiring Performance
  7.6 Network Performance
  7.7 Maintenance
  7.8 Right to Inspect
  7.9 Marking
8 Related future issues
  8.1 New access standards
  8.2 Treatment of LANs
  8.3 Treatment of broadband services
  8.4 Centrex and virtual private networks
Bibliography
Annex A: Definition of essential requirements (Article 4 of
         Directive 91/263/EEC)
Annex B: Scope of the Directive (Article 1 of Directive 91/263/EEC)
History

Abstract

Produces recommendations on the need and scope for European Telecommunications Standards (ETSs) meant as candidate Common Technical Regulations (CTRs) covering the approval requirements for complex customer premises apparatus and installations to be connected to the public Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN).

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	European Telecommunications Standards Institute
Pages
ISBN
Committee	BT 2