| EC | Equipment
Bonding Conductor –
A copper conductor used to bond RK’s or PROT’s to the TBG or TMGB. |
| ER | Equipment
Room – The room where electronic circuits originate or are
modified,
the room containing equipment racks, trays and wall fields. |
| GP | Grounding Pathway – A supporting WW for bonding conductors. |
| HC | Horizontal
Cable (i.e. Distribution Cable) – Fiber/Copper telecommunications
media
made up of grouped strands or wire enclosed within a sheath, used to transport electronic circuits from TC’s to the WS. |
| HP | Horizontal
Pathway - A conduit or cable tray(plastic or metal),
necessary to support Horizontal Fiber/Copper cables and wire. |
| PC | Patch
Cord –
A pair of Fibers made up to a specific length for patching circuits from one PP to another PP. |
| PP | Patch Panel – A frame for mounting circuit connectors |
| RK | Rack – A frame for mounting Electronics and PP’s. |
| SWP | Station Wire
Pack
– The wire (UTP/ScTP) or fiber drop installed in packs of (6), used to
transmit electronic circuits from the TC to the TP.
SW extends the circuit to the WS with out patching. |
| TBB | Telecommunications
Bonding Backbone -
A large bonding conductor extending from the TMGB, out to building TGB’s. |
| TC | Telecommunications
Closet - The room where electronic circuits are modified,
the room containing equipment racks, trays and wall fields, before connecting circuits to the WS. |
| TGB | Telecommunication
Grounding Busbar –
A connection base used for bonding Telecommunications EC. |
| TP | Transition
Point
– A cabinet located close to WS’s, housing termination hardware,
providing a break point for home run SW(UTP, ScTP or Fiber) between the TC and the WS. (This unit replaces the widely used "WC" cross connect cabinet). |
| WC | Wire
Closet – A closet or cabinet containing a WF
for extending Voice Grade circuits to WS's located outside the data limits of any ER or TC. |
| WF | Wall Field – A surface used to mount TH. |
| WW | Wireway
–
A conduit or cable tray(plastic or metal), necessary to support Fiber/Copper cables and wire. |