Bill, Perhaps your vested interest in testing to the old Austel TS013 & TS014 standards & side line of selling the test equipment is clouding the issue.
If anyone is GENUINELY interested in current events regarding Australian ISDN, I'd be happy to give a UNBIASED run down of current procedures, F R E E ! Best Regards, Martin Garwood Jon D Curtis wrote: > > FROM: [email protected] > > To all > > Although Martin has informed us all that The new Euro based Australian ISDN > BRI > standards are now adopted, there are still some unanswered questions. > > 1. Why hasn't AUSTEL advised industry and other laboratories of this current > adoption? > > 2. What labs are accredited to test to the new standard? (Currently labs are > only accredited to test to TS013 and TS014). > > 3. Can a lab issue a certificate of conformance against the new standard as > with > TS013 and TS014 or must the applicant submit for the "waiver" and beta permit > and wait several months longer for the approval? The fact is laboratories can > only issue certificates of conformance against adopted standards for which > they > are accredited. > > 4. Is the new standard exactly like the Euro standard or are there still > differences as published in the "Advice to Industry"? > > 5. Whose test reports are accepted for the new Euro based standard. The > Advice > to Industry states that accreditation for European labs will be easier since > they are currently accredited to test to the European standard, there is no > automatic accreditation. > > I find it hard to believe that the old TS013 network(s) have been completely > replaced at this time and no companies will want to connect. This is what > they > said in Germany with the old 1TR3 standard in 1994 - Well companies are still > testing for either customer requirements or marketing needs. > > A word of caution to those going for Austel accreditation for ISDN. Check > with > the authorities in Australia for a final answer. > > Best Regards > Bill Holz > Simcom Int'l LLC
