Is there a website where I can learn about the terminology used by telephone technicians?

Question

I am moving from the cable / VOIP field to AT&T, a POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) company. I need a better understanding of the terminology they use such as: inpot, b-box, demarc, etc.

Answer 1

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demarc, nid, nw1, network interface all mean the same thing, the connection where the teleco responsibility is on the outside of the box, and the customer responsibility is on the inside of the box (all wiring before the demarc is repaired by the teleco free of charge, all wiring inside is the customers responsibility, and if repaired by the teleco is billable)



you will need to familiar your self with 110 and 66 blocks and punch down tools... these are self striping connections... used primaraly in business applications



xbox, feeder terminal, main terminal, underground terminal, cross box, is the main junction point where all cable and pairs terminate from the central office and either directly to the customer (when direct underground) or to an aerial cable/terminal...



F1 =facilities #1, the cable/pair for the underground cable (feeder cable)



F2 =facilities #2, the cable/pair for the aerial, or block cable, secondary terminal usuallay feeding to the customer, but can in rural areas connect to another aerial terminal...



some common repair terms

NDT no dial tone

ROH reciver off hook

RNA ring no answer

CBC cant be called

CCO cant call out

HOOL hears others on line

xtalk cross talk



UTP unshielded twisted pair



6 pair or 12 pair - normallay refering to either the drop wire feeding the customers prem, or the protector/nid box located on the outside wall of the customer prem



IW, I/W, ISW, quad - inside wire



drop wire - the wire between the pole and customer

bridale wire - the outside wire run on the outside walls of the building (not to be used as drop wire except for temp service issues)



there is tons more to learn... and just about everything in the telecom industry has many names for the same thing..



butt-set, test set, line mans phone, etc all mean the test phone



buzzer, tone set, tone generator, tracer tone - all mean the same thing (and if you are good with it you can check for shorts and grounds with it with out the need for a meter)



probe, tracer probe, wiffee, all used to trace the tone

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

Try this one: http://www.csgnetwork.com/glossary.html