Exam 4: The Public Network

According to the figure above, where is the local loop located?

Match each statement below with the correct item -An overhead tray designed to hold cables.

Call setup is the maintenance of the circuit between a caller and the called party. _________________________

The system of cabling, poles, towers, and other connectivity equipment between the demarcation point and central offices is referred to as the outside plant.

The physical point at which a subscriber's facilities connect with a service provider's facilities is known as:

The geographical boundary that includes all of a central office's subscribers is known as:

Inside plant refers to the short cables often used to complete circuits between punch down blocks. _________________________

Which of the following is a direct provider of a public telecommunications service that is subject to regulation by the FCC?

Out-of-band signaling is a technique in which signals between switches, including all status and routing information, are communicated over a separate path on the network that voice signals use.

Does the term rack refer to the geographical boundary that includes all of a central office's subscribers?

Can you use a distribution cable to connect multiple subscriber drop wires in a neighborhood to a larger conduit?

Which of the following refers to the place where a wire ends?

Which of the following is 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?

A type of carrier that builds its own facilities, in addition to leasing ILEC facilities to provide a service under their name, is referred to as:

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

Match each statement below with the correct item -An array of small metallic clips that accept wire terminations.

Which of the following is a prefix that represents a line's central office prefix?

Does the term cross-connect refer to the establishment of a circuit between the caller and the party whose number was dialed?

The device attached to incoming LEC lines at the network interface that prevents a customer's telephone equipment from being damaged, is referred to as:

Which of the following is an overhead tray that was designed to hold cables?