New Zealand Gazette – 1994 – No. 114

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✨ Communication Requirements



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

1 NOVEMBER

F.2. Communication Scheme Dependent on Operating Environment

a. When gaming is conducted in an environment that does not provide constant monitoring by inspectors or by video monitoring, the Authority requires that:

i. ALL communications be via a protocol-based communications scheme;

ii. signature verification of all gaming floor equipment software be initiated by a central monitoring (back house) system;

iii. the system have the ability to send control codes to a device to disable/enable all gaming operations on that device.

b. When gaming is conducted in an environment that does provide constant monitoring by inspectors or by video monitoring:

i. the Authority will consider communication to/from the gaming machines or terminals and an external controller or communications interface via a "wiring harness" provided that security or metering information is not able to be readily compromised;

ii. communications from the controller or interface to the monitoring system must be protocol based.

c. Either synchronous or asynchronous communications may be used.

F.3. Dial-Up or On-line Communications

a. All on-site communications must be on-line, real time.

b. The Authority requires remote communications to be on-line only in the circumstances where:

i. linked progressive jackpots are operated with a prize value exceeding an amount prescribed by the Authority,

ii. there is any form of cashless play involving the electronic transfer of funds.

F.4. Hardware

F.4.1. Communications Interfaces - Line Isolation

All equipment, if any, attached to the telecommunications network, and all telecommunications wiring, must satisfy Telecom’s requirements with respect to line isolation and earthing.

F.4.2. Communications Transmission Medium and Method of Device Connection

a. The Authority will consider wired, wireless, fibre optic or any other form of transmission medium.

b. The Authority may approve the transmission medium after giving due consideration to:



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Communication Requirements, Table of Contents, Operating Environment, Dial-Up, On-line Communications, Hardware, Communications Interfaces, Transmission Medium, Device Connection, Data Communications, Message Formats, Protocol, Data Link, Error Detection, Encryption, Medium Access Control Methods, EGMs