Ethernet Glossary
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B2B
Business to Business
Broadband
Used to describe a high-capacity, two-way data link between an end user and an access network
COA
Change Of Address
CP
Communications Provider
CPE
Customer Premises Equipment
CUPID
Communications Provider ID
Customer Controlled Call Barring
Allows End Users to bar certain types of outbound calls, and/or all inbound calls
Debt Management
A family of Openreach products which allow CPs to restrict an end user's service in a manner that assists CPs in recovering outstanding debt.
DMSU
Digital Main Switching Unit
DP
Distribution Point
DPNSS
Digital Private Network Signalling System
DTMF
Dual-tone multi-frequency
DUNS ID
Dunn & Bradstreet Universal Numbering Scheme. A nine-digit code assigned by D&B to identify unique business's separate and distinct operations
EMP
Equivalence Management Platform Openreach's strategic platform providing equal access to its products for all CPs
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
EU
End User. The customer who contracts with the Communication Provider
Excess Construction Charges
Charges in addition to connection charges, where additional infrastructure is provided to give new or extended service at a customer's site or other requested location.
Fault History
A CP may request from Openreach a fault history (closed faults only), covering the previous 90 days, in respect of any line they own. The CP does this with a Fault History request.
KCI
Keeping Customers Informed. Updates that a CP will receive in response to any orders that they place which have been accepted by Openreach following order validation.
Non-CLI Damage Report
Enables CPs to notify Openreach where they have identified damage to part of the network.
NTE
Network Termination Equipment
NTP
Network Terminating PointNTP
NTTP
Network Test and Termination Point
Ofcom
The regulator for the UK communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services.
Service Establishment
The process by which Openreach takes sets up new customers.
SMC
Service Management Centre
SMP
Significant Market Power
Time Related Charges
Charges raised to cover time spent by Openreach engineers repairing faults, where this work is not covered under the terms of the Openreach service and for providing or rearranging services or equipment where standard Openreach charges are not available.
TPI
Third Party Integrator
TPON
Telephony over Passive Optical Networks
TRC
Time Related Charges