Exam 4: The Public Network

The cabling and equipment located within a carrier's central offices is referred to as the inside plant.

Which of the following refers to a carrier's facility where they typically have either a switch or a router to connect to a network?

What term is used to describe the lease space and house equipment within another organization's facilities?

The cabling that connects multiple subscriber drop wires in a neighborhood to a larger conduit is known as:

The part of the outside plant that connects service area interfaces to the main feeders in the telephone network is called:

The part of the outside plant that connects all the aggregated branch feeders to a central office is known as:

Call setup is the establishment of a circuit between the caller and the party whose number she has dialed.

____________________ are direct providers of a public telephone telecommunications service that is subject to regulation by the FCC and state public utilities commission.

The maintenance of the circuit between a caller and the party whose number was dialed is referred to as:

The cable that connects multiple subscriber's demarcation point to a telephone pole is known as ____________________.

Call supervision is the establishment of a circuit between the caller and the party whose number was dialed. _________________________

The part of the outside plant that connects all the aggregated branch feeders to a central office is known as:

____________________ is the cabling and equipment located within a carrier's central offices.

Does the term network interface device refer to the physical point at which a subscriber's facilities connect with a service provider's facilities?

What term is used to describe a direct provider of a public telecommunications service that is subject to regulation by the FCC and state public utilities commissions?

Match each statement below with the correct item -The determination of the path that a call's circuit will travel in order to be completed.

Call routing is the determination of the path that a call's circuit will travel in order to be completed. _________________________

Is a drop wire the cable that runs from a subscriber's demarcation point to a telephone pole?

What term is used to describe the portion of a subscriber's connection to a carrier's network that links a residence or business to its local phone company's central office?

Match each statement below with the correct item -The establishment of a circuit between the caller and the party whose number was dialed.