The present document specifies the mechanical and electrical characteristics (except safety, overvoltage and EMC
aspects), the necessary functional characteristics and the corresponding conformance tests for a terminal equipment
interface for:
- connection to the network termination points of 139 264 kbit/s digital unstructured leased lines (D140U); and
- connection to the network termination points of 139 264 kbit/s digital structured leased lines (D140S) which
support an unstructured 138 240 kbit/s information transfer rate.
These leased lines are defined in EN 300 686 and EN 300 688.
The present document is written only to ensure that the interface of the terminal equipment is compatible with the
140 Mbit/s digital unstructured or structured leased lines. The present document is applicable to all interfaces designed
for connection to the leased line, however in the cases of apparatus that carries a particular service, of complex
apparatus and of apparatus in private networks, other requirements may apply in addition to the present document.
Customer premises wiring and installation between the terminal equipment and the Network Termination Point (NTP)
are outside the scope of the present document.