Installation Manual

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CLEC
Independent company that competes with the already established local
telephone company by providing its own network and switching. CLEC
distinguishes a new or potential competitor from an established local
exchange carrier (LEC). The term originated from the Telecommunications
Act of 1996, which was intended to promote competition among
long-distance and local phone service providers.
CO
See Central Office (CO).
cochannel interference
Interference between signals transmitted within one radio frequency channel.
colocation
Space set aside for a customer’s telecommunications equipment on the service
provider’s premises. For example, a web site owner could place its computer
server on the premises of an ISP, or an ISP could locate its network router at a
company that supplies switching services to other ISPs.
Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
See CLEC.
commissioning
Tasks required to enable equipment to be placed in a live network. IFU
commissioning tasks include configuration and antenna alignment.
configuration management
The process of setting equipment attributes that enables equipment to function
as intended.
consecutive point
Network architecture implemented via a point-to-point-to-point design.
CPE
See Customer Premise Equipment (CPE).
CPU
See Central Processing Unit (CPU).
Customer Premise Equipment (CPE)
Equipment (such as telephones and computers) installed at a customer’s
office.
customer site
Network equipment configuration for a location at which network access is
provided in a carrier’s consecutive point network.