Definitions

 

Channelized: Subdividing the bandwidth of a circuit into smaller increments.

 

Concatenated: Joining several fibers together end-to-end resulting in full bandwidth. Concatenated circuits are noted by a "c", e.g., OC3c.

 

Dedicated: A facility or equipment system or subsystem set aside for the sole use of a specific Customer.

 

Endlink: An Endlink is a remote or secondary Customer Premises location.

 

Full Bandwidth: A circuit that has not been Channelized.

 

Host: A Host is a primary or aggregation center.

 

Multi-Point Service: Multi-Point Service is unswitched full-time transmission service utilizing the Company's facilities to connect a customer location to two or more Customer designated locations or Company Points of Presence.

 

Multiplex: Multiplexing mans to transmit two or more signals over a single channel. A Multiplexer is electronic equipment which allows two or more signals to pass over one communications circuit

 

Network: The Company's digital fiber optics-based network.

 

Protocol Specific: A circuit that is specific to a main frame vendors communication protocol.

 

Point to Point Service: Point to Point Service is an unswitched full time transmission service utilizing the Company's facilities to connect two or more Customer

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designated locations.

 

Retermination: The Customer-requested move of a single end of a circuit to another location the same metropolitan

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area. Monthly recurring charges based on actual location will apply to reterminated circuits.

 

Transparent Channel: A Metro Private Line Optical Wave Service of 2.5 Gbps or 10 Gbps where the full bandwidth of the circuit is available to the Customer.