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Term / Acronym
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Unabridged
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Explanation
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API
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Application Programming Interface
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Method for computer systems to exchange data using defined standards and formats.
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AWS
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Amazon Web Services
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Scalable cloud computing services used by Chorus.
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Chorus Network Performance
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Chorus Network Performance
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Tool for providing network status and KPI statistics to customers and Chorus internal users.
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CRT
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Chorus Regional Transport
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Fibre based transport service is available connecting between the POIs in any two UFB Candidate Areas. For the purposes of this document CRT is the band width managed variant only (not the dark fibre variant).
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DFAS
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Direct Fibre Access Service
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A dark fibre access service from a main optical fibre distribution frame (MOFDF) at an exchange fibre and terminates on a connector beyond the external termination point (ETP) at an end user’s premises.
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ICABS
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Intra Candidate Area Backhaul Service
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A dark fibre or bandwidth managed service which enables RSPs to connect a customer in one exchange area to their equipment located in another exchange area within the same candidate (UFB) area
Often used to extend DFAS, BFAS, CRT past the exchange these services terminate.
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JSON
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Java Script Object Notation
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An open-standard file format that uses human-readable text to transmit data objects. Consists of attribute–value pairs and array data types.
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RAML
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Restful API Modelling Language
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Used to document API design at Chorus.
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