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Scope & Purpose

The purpose of this Standard is to facilitate a TSP's compliance with the assistance capability requirements defined in Section 103 of CALEA [Ref 1]. This Standard defines capabilities to support LAES and the interfaces to deliver intercepted communications and reasonably available CII to an LEA when authorized. This Standard also defines a protocol for delivering CC and CII to LEAs. Compliance with this Standard addresses the "safe harbor" provisions of Section 107 of CALEA [Ref 1] and helps ensure efficient and industry-wide implementation of capabilities to assist LEAs.

The scope of this Standard is the set of capabilities to support LAES for VoIP services in a Wireline Telecommunications Network and the interface(s) between a TSP and an LEA.

J-STD-025-B [Ref 2] has been used as a basis for development of this Standard.

This Standard is applicable to switched voice services utilizing wired connections with packet-mode technologies -- e.g., voice services over Internet Protocol (IP). This standard may also be applicable to switched voice services utilizing Voice over Packet accessed via non-wired connections by agreement between the LEA and TSP. This version of the standard extends the capabilities in ATIS-1000678.v2.2006 and also provides corrections.

Upon publication, this Standard supersedes and replaces ATIS-1000678.v2.2006, ATIS-1000678.a.v2.2007 (Supplement A to ATIS-1000678.2006), and ATIS-1000678.b.v2.2010 (Supplement B to ATIS 1000678.v2.2006), with the exception of LAES for VoIP services utilizing H.323 call control.

This version of the Standard does not address LAES for VoIP services utilizing H.323 call control. For H.323 call control, ATIS-1000678.v2.2006, ATIS-1000678.a.v2.2007 (Supplement A to ATIS-1000678.v2.2006), and ATIS- 1000678.b.v2.2010 (Supplement B to ATIS 1000678.v2.2006) still apply.