Operations Manual

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IFU Link Manager
Triton Network Systems’ software application that provides fault,
performance, configuration, and security management functions, enabling
onsite technicians and network management staff to configure and monitor
IFUs.
ILEC
Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier. Generic term for the Regional Bell
Operating Company (RBOC) or local carrier that was providing local
telephone service when the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was enacted.
Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier
See ILEC.
indoor repeater site
Location used to extend a consecutive point network to enable future
customer access.
Internet Protocol
See IP.
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
An operator that provides its customers access to the Internet.
Invisible Fiber™ unit
See IFU.
IP
Internet Protocol. A connectionless network layer protocol used for
forwarding individual packets from one intermediate destination (typically a
router) to another on the way to their final destination.
ISP
See Internet Service Provider (ISP).
ITU rain model
System of formulas, charts, and maps developed the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) to characterize rain attenuation.
J
Java™
A C++-like, object-oriented programming language, created by Sun
Microsystems and used to build client and server applications that run on any
hardware platform where a Java virtual machine resides.