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Section 1
(50 cards)
Ground Ring
A ground wire that completely encircles a SLC hut
Fargo
A metal connector
Trunk Toll
Connects trunk C.O. to trunk C.O.
Conduit Runs
Duct runs A series of connecting tubes
Down time
Amount of time that a cable is out of service
Buried Splice
Connect point underground -non accessible
Air Core
Pressurized cable with dry air or nitrogen (Mostly found in ductruns)
Air valves
Access points
Attachment
A communication relay or receiving device (pole attachment)
T-Carrier
Multiplex pair On one single pair there can be UP TO 96 customers (A pair gain pair, increased carry capacity)
Encapsulated Slice
Buried splice
Bonding
Grounding your utility
D-Order
The phone company's work order for a new facility to be installed
Circuit
Circle
Beans
"B" connectors (scothloks)
Gauge
Wire size
Anchor
Prevents something from moving (e.i. Prevents powerlines from moving)
Frequency
A measurement of the number of electromagnetic waves that pass a given point in a given period of time
Cross-Box
Sarah
Plastic Insulated Conductor (P.I.C)
Plastic coating (ichy)
Area Code
A geographical area determined by population and available circuits (501)
Central Office (C.O.)
The main switching station of a wire center
Cladding
Sheath used within a fiber optic cable
Fiber Hut
Interface
Drop
Service line from ped to customer
Filled
Ichy pic
Analog Signals
Electric representation of a voice signal in some waves
Baud
A measure of the speed at which data is transmitted through a modem using communication software
Down Guy
The metal strand that connects a pole to an anchor for support
Convergence
Providers of communication systems competing
Exchange
Cable from central office going toward the customer
Dip
Changes from aerial to buried or vise-versa Runs down the side of pole
Fiber Optic (Non-metallic)
Dielectric (fiber that won't locate)
Lead
Lead sheath
Broadband
A digital technology offering customers interactive information delivery services
Distribution
An exchange cable that runs from a cross-box toward the subscriber end point
Slick (S.L.C.)
D-Screen High profile Contains T Carriers
Toll
Connects C.O. to a C.O.
Filter/Repeater
Clean up, reshape and/or amplify the signal
Air pipes
Pressure pipes with dry air or nitrogen
Fiber Hand Hole
A small vault that allows access to cable or splices
Fiber Optics
-digital -rated in strand sizes -made of glass -light driven
Feeder
Cable from central office to a cross-box
Floater
A cable that goes from one building to another with no external access
Pulp
Paper
Order Wire
A drop placed in a conduit run
Metallic Conductor
Often referred to as Copper cable
Demarcation
Change of ownership
Cable Size
Pairs are put into bundles of 25
Concrete Bunker
Above ground concrete enclosure
Section 2
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