Operations Manual

Product Glossary - R0.1 glossary-11
CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETARY
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modulation
Act of encoding information onto a carrier signal.
Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit
Integrated circuit technology that provides two-watt linear power at the Tx
port of the RF power amplifier.
multimode fiber
Optical fiber designed to carry multiple carrier signals concurrently, each at a
slightly different reflection angle within core of the optical fiber. See also
single-mode fiber.
multiplexer
Device that aggregates traffic into a single medium.
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Network Element. Single piece of equipment in the network.
near-end IFU
a) IFU at the location being evaluated.
b) First IFU installed in a linked pair of IFUs.
See also far-end IFU.
Network Element
See NE.
Network Interface Card
See NIC.
network management
The policies, procedures, and tools that enable an operator to monitor and
manage network elements.
Network Management System (NMS)
Integrated, comprehensive system of equipment used for monitoring and
managing network elements.
Network Operations Center (NOC)
Location at which monitoring and management of a network might take place.
network provisioning
Act of configuring IFU network hardware and software to make the network
operational.