SCTE 24-13 2001

This standard defines the interface between a telecommunications carrier that provides telecommunicationsservices to the public for hire using IPCablecom capabilities (a "IPCC/TSP") and a Law Enforcement Agency(LEA) to assist the LEA in conducting lawfully authorized electronic surveillance. Companies usingIPCablecom capabilities will not in the normal case be "telecommunications carriers." Instead they will beproviders of information services. However, some companies using IPCablecom capabilities may, by virtue ofother actions, be "telecommunications carriers" for purposes of the Communications Assistance for LawEnforcement Act (CALEA) with respect to their use of IPCablecom capabilities. The purpose of this standardis to assist those companies in meeting their obligations under CALEA. In this regard, a telecommunicationscarrier that complies with a publicly available technical requirement or standard adopted by an industryassociation or standards-setting organization shall be found to be in compliance with the assistance capabilityrequirements of CALEA.

As noted, cable operators are not ordinarily telecommunications carriers, but if a cable operator has taken thesteps to become a carrier, and uses IPCablecom to provide carrier services, then CALEA might apply to theequipment used to implement IPCablecom. For this reason, we are providing consideration of CALEAconcerns as part of the IPCablecom standard, for the benefit of anyone who might use thisarchitecture/technology as part of their carrier activities.

Accordingly, an IPCC/TSP, manufacturer, or support provider that is in compliance with this document willhave "safe harbor" under Section 107 of CALEA, Public Law 103-414, codified at 47 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.

This standard defines services and features to support Lawfully Authorized Electronic Surveillance, and theinterfaces to deliver intercepted communications and reasonably available call-identifying information to a LEAwhen authorized.

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Published:

01/01/2001

Number of Pages:

43

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