Installation Manual

Table Of Contents
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In Service (IS)
System status indicating that an IFU is working with no known problems.
Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier
See ILEC.
indoor repeater site
Location used to extend a consecutive point network to enable future
customer access.
Internet Protocol
See IP.
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
An operator that provides its customers access to the Internet.
Invisible Fiber unit
See IFU.
IP
Internet Protocol. A connectionless network layer protocol used for
forwarding individual packets from one intermediate destination (typically a
router) to another on the way to their final destination.
IS
See In Service (IS).
ISP
See Internet Service Provider (ISP).
ITU rain model
System of formulas, charts, and maps developed the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) to characterize rain attenuation.
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Java
A C++-like, object-oriented programming language, created by Sun
Microsystems and used to build client and server applications that run on any
hardware platform where a Java virtual machine resides.
Java Runtime Environment
See JRE.
JRE
Java Runtime Environment. Software platform that enables Java
applications to execute. The IFU Link Manager software requires JRE.