Terminology Used In This Guide - Nortel Meridian 1 Planning And Installation Manual

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Terminology used in this guide

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The Option 11C Mini Planning and Installation Guide is a global document.
This guide contains some terms which are not common in the UK. The
following is a list of these terms and their equivalent in the UK.
North American term
analog (500/2500-type) set
Central Office (CO)
cross-connect wire
Direct Inward Dialing (DID)
E1
Grounding
Set
Station
TIE trunks
Toll trunks
T1
WATS, FEX (FX1 and FX2),
CSA
July 1999
UK term or meaning
Analog rotary dial/MF4 telephone
Local Public Exchange
Jumper wire
Direct Dialing In (DDI)
2.0 Mbit, 32 channel digital carrier
(Megastream)
Earthing
Telephone
Extension telephone
Private circuits
Exchange lines
1.5 Mbit, 24 channel digital carrier (North
American equivalent to Megastream)
Alternative public vendor network services
(used only in North America)