Glossary
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Unabridged |
Explanation |
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Anypoint |
An open source solution designed to address the challenges of connectivity across SOA, SaaS, and APIs. https://anypoint.mulesoft.com |
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API |
Application Programming Interface |
A set of functions and procedures that allow the creation of applications which access the features or data of an operating system, application, or other service. |
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API Digital Channel |
Chorus' partner-facing API Developers website. |
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ASID |
Access Service Identifier |
Identifier given to the UCLL Access link (Copper Pair(s)) or the UBA Link. |
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Assure |
The collective term for the processes and systems used for Chorus' faults logging and resolution processes/channel. |
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ATA |
Analog Terminal Adapter |
A device that allows a normal PSTN line to connect to the Internet in order to make or place telephone calls. |
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Authentication |
In this context, the API portal's method for authentication of a user, by Client ID and Client Secret. |
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Card |
See Line Card. |
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Client ID |
The identifier assigned by the Anypoint portal to a client-side individual or organisation, visible to the client and to Chorus (and portal admin). Used to identify the owner of an API request |
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Client Secret |
The identifier assigned by the Anypoint portal to a client-side individual or organisation, visible only to the client (or portal admin). Used to identify the owner of an API request. |
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Cloudhub |
An integration platform as a service (iPaaS), which allows sophisticated cross-cloud integration applications. |
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Copper |
The current non-fibre network is copper wire based, and supports PSTN, DSL and other copper technologies. |
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Count |
In the context of an API operation parameter: the number of items to return. |
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dB |
Decibel |
An international measure of signal power or relative level. |
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DSL |
Digital Subscriber Line |
A technology for bringing high- bandwidth information to homes and small businesses over ordinary copper telephone lines. |
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DSL Product |
A service on a copper network using DSL technology. |
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DSLAM |
Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer |
A device that connects many digital subscriber lines to a network by multiplexing the DSL traffic onto one or more network trunk lines. |
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Fibre Network |
A telecommunications network based on fibre technology. |
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Fibre Product |
A service on a Fibre Network, also known as NGA within Chorus. |
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GET |
An API method - read (or retrieve) a representation of a resource. |
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GPON |
Gigabyte Passive Optical Network |
A fibre standard that supports point-to-multipoint delivery of fibre to multiple Premises. |
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JSON |
JavaScript Object Notation |
A lightweight data-interchange format that is easy for humans to read and write, and easy for machines to parse and generate. This API always returns response bodies in JSON format. |
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Line Card (or Card) |
Electronic interface that connects the Access Network to Inside Plant equipment. |
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NGA |
Next Generation Access |
Flexible layer 2 GPON solution for fibre connectivity. A general term for fibre products. |
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Offset |
In the context of an API operation parameter: the number of items to skip before starting to collect the result set. |
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OLT |
Optical Line Terminal |
A GPON Access Node that provides for the delivery of NGA services. |
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ONT |
Optical Network Termination |
General term for a specialised piece of network equipment that terminates a single dark fibre and is located at the End User premises. |
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ONT Status |
A value indicating the status of a target ONT. In the context of this API: a test to establish the status of a target ONT. |
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Optical Info |
A measure of optical power attenuation levels across an optical cable. |
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PON |
Passive Optical Network |
A line consisting of optical fibres spliced end-to-end possibly via a splitter. |
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POST |
An API method - create a new resource. |
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POTS |
Plain Old Telephone Service |
An industry term used to describe traditional telephone service such as Telephone, modem or Facsimile. Plain old telephone service is the voice-grade telephone service that remains the basic form of residential and small business service connection to the telephone network. |
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PPE |
Pre-Production Environment |
Chorus' production-like test environment, mainly used for performance testing. |
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Product ID |
Used to identify the target product/service to be tested when reading product info or initiating tests. |
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Production |
In this context, Chorus' production environment. |
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Linetest |
The name of this API. |
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PSTN |
Public Switched Telephone Network |
A nationwide dial-up telephone network used, or intended for use, in whole or in part, by the public for the purposes of providing telecommunications between telephone devices. |
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PSTN Product |
Public Switched Telephone Network product |
A service on a PSTN network. |
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REST |
Representational State Transfer |
A design pattern for web services that treats objects on the system side as resources that can be created, removed or otherwise manipulated. A RESTful service is required to be stateless. It is an architectural style, not a specification. |
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RGW |
Residential Gateway |
Next generation gateway - an item in the premise used to centralise communications. |
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RGW Bandwidth |
A measure of the bandwidth usage of an RGW. |
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RSP |
Retail Service Provider |
A business/organisation that has applied to become an RSP (reseller of products). |
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Sandbox |
A version of this API that returns stubbed responses, used for application development. |
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SERCO |
Service Company |
Maintenance, Provisioning and Access/Engineering Services Build Contractor. |
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SIT |
Systems Integration Test |
In this context, Chorus' own internal test environment. |
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SLID |
Service Line Identifier |
A unique identifier for a given possible or real service delivered from a P-OLT. Currently there is a SLID naming standard that relates the SLID to the exchange or cabinet, P-OLT sequence number at the site, the slot number in the chassis, and the port number on the card in the slot. |
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Status over time |
A set of values indicating the status of a target ONT over a period of time. In the context of this API: a test to establish the status of a target ONT over a period of time. |
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Test ID |
When an asynchrous request to intitiate a test is sent, a reference test ID is returned, which is later used to retrieve the test. |
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TLC |
Terralink Location Code |
The location code from a standardised address database, replacing the need to enter an address. |
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UNI |
User Network Interface |
The interface specification facing the End User site. |
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UNI Port |
A single Ethernet port on an ONT. |