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Term / Acronym
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Unabridged
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Explanation
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Anypoint
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Anypoint
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An open source solution designed to address the challenges of connectivity across SOA, SaaS, and APIs. [https://anypoint.mulesoft.com](https://anypoint.mulesoft.com/)
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API
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Application Programming Interface
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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
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API Digital Channel
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Chorus' partner-facing API Developers website.
URL [https://sp.chorus.co.nz/api-developers](https://sp.chorus.co.nz/api-developers)
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ASID
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Access Service Identifier
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Identifier given to the UCLL Access link (Copper Pair(s)) or the UBA Link.
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Assure
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Assure
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The collective term for the processes and systems used for Chorus’ faults logging and resolution processes/channel.
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ATA
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Analog Terminal Adapter
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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
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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
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Card |
See Line Card.
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Client ID
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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
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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
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Cloudhub |
An integration platform as a service (iPaaS), which allows sophisticated cross-cloud integration applications.
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Copper
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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
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Count |
In the context of an API operation parameter: the number of items to return.
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dB
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Decibel
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An international measure of signal power or relative level.
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DSL
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Digital Subscriber Line
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A technology for bringing high- bandwidth information to homes and small businesses over ordinary copper telephone lines.
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DSL Product
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DSL Product |
A service on a copper network using DSL technology.
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DSLAM
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Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
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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
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Fibre Network |
A telecommunications network based on fibre technology.
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Fibre Product
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Fibre Product |
A service on a Fibre Network, also known as NGA within Chorus.
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GET
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GET |
An API method - read (or retrieve) a representation of a resource.
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GPON
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Gigabyte Passive Optical Network
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A fibre standard that supports point-to-multipoint delivery of fibre to multiple Premises.
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JSON
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JavaScript Object Notation
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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)
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Line Card |
Electronic interface that connects the Access Network to Inside Plant equipment.
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NGA
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Next Generation Access
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Flexible layer 2 GPON solution for fibre connectivity. A general term for fibre products.
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Offset
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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
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Optical Line Terminal
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A GPON Access Node that provides for the delivery of NGA services.
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ONT
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Optical Network Termination
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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
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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
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Optical Info |
A measure of optical power attenuation levels across an optical cable.
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PON
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Passive Optical Network
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A line consisting of optical fibres spliced end-to-end possibly via a splitter.
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POST
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POST |
An API method - create a new resource.
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POTS
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Plain Old Telephone Service
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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
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Pre-Production Environment
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Chorus' production-like test environment, mainly used for performance testing.
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Product ID
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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
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Production |
In this context, Chorus' production environment.
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Linetest
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Linetest |
The name of this API.
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PSTN
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Public Switched Telephone Network
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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
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Public Switched Telephone Network product
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A service on a PSTN network.
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REST
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Representational State Transfer
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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
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Residential Gateway
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Next generation gateway - an item in the premise used to centralise communications.
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RGW Bandwidth
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RGW Bandwidth
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A measure of the bandwidth usage of an RGW.
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RSP
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Retail Service Provider
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A business/organisation that has applied to become an RSP (reseller of products).
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Sandbox
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Sandbox
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A version of this API that returns stubbed responses, used for application development.
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SERCO
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Service Company
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Maintenance, Provisioning and Access/Engineering Services Build Contractor.
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SIT
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Systems Integration Test
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In this context, Chorus' own internal test environment.
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SLID
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Service Line Identifier
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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
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Status over time
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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
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Test ID
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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
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Terralink Location Code
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The location code from a standardised address database, replacing the need to enter an address.
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UNI
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User Network Interface
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The interface specification facing the End User site.
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UNI Port
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UNI Port
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A single Ethernet port on an ONT.
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