Local Access Node definition

Local Access Node means either:

Local Access Node means a node in an Electronic Communications Network which supports the provision of services to End-Users. For the avoidance of doubt, such nodes include the following, namely a main distribution frame, an optical distribution frame, a digital local exchange, a digital subscriber line access multiplexer, a remote concentrator unit and an MSAN.

Local Access Node means either: (a) an MDF Site; or (b) an ODF Site; or (c) an operational building designated by the BT for use as an ODF Site in future; or (d) a BT or Customer operational building which is reasonably equivalent to one of the above;

Examples of Local Access Node in a sentence

• Openreach NGN Backhaul Services Section 2.1 of the Undertakings on Definitions and Interpretation describes “Backhaul Product” as a Network Access service which runs from a BT Local Access Node to a) another BT Local Access Node or b) a BT Core Node (amongst other criteria).

• The Service may only be used to provide services between Network Termination Points and the Local Access Node serving those Network Termination Points.

• There are also restrictions on where PIA can be used e.g. PIA may only be used to provide services between Network Termination Points (NTP) and the Local Access Node serving those NTPs. Annex 1 – PIA Use case Scenarios of this document provides further details of the types of services that are permitted and illustrative examples of network topologies that may be deployed using PIA.

• You must use the Mixed Usage Report on the Openreach website to record details of how you are using PIA in each area served by your Local Access Node and details of how to submit this are contained in the Customer Service Plan.

• Local Access Node may be terminated under the provisions of Schedule 8.

• For example, PIA may only be used to provide services between Network Termination Points (NTP) and the Local Access Node (LAN) serving those NTPs. Annex 1 of this document provides further details of the types of services that are permitted and provides illustrative examples of network topologies that may be deployed using PIA.PIA is available in England, Scotland and Wales via Openreach and in Northern Ireland via Openreach Northern Ireland.

• A Local Access Node is as defined in Schedule 1 of the Physical Infrastructure Access Agreement.

• This is measured by us by reference to your Local Access Node (LAN) and a report declaring your usage must be submitted every 12 months.

• The scope of Physical Infrastructure Access (“PIA”) is the provision of duct and pole infrastructure facilities to allows you to occupy part of our Access Network between NTPs and Local Access Nodes serving those NTPs (or your handover point which intercepts the infrastructure between an NTP and the Local Access Node) so that you may deploy in the Access Network its network for the Permitted Use.

More Definitions of Local Access Node

Local Access Node means an operational building of the Dominant Provider whichsupports the provision of services to end users and to which the end user is directly connected. For the avoidance of doubt, such nodes include sites housing a main distribution frame or an optical distribution frame; “MDF/ODF Site” means the site of an operational building of the Dominant Provider that houses a main distribution frame or an optical distribution frame; “Network Termination Point” means the physical point at which a customer is provided with access to an electronic communications network; “Order” means a request for the Relevant Ethernet Service, including a request for an upgrade on bandwidth of an existing Relevant Ethernet Service or a request for a change to the product variant of an existing Relevant Ethernet Service, submitted to the Dominant Provider by a Third Party; “Reference Offer” means the terms and conditions on which the Dominant Provider is willing to enter into an Access Agreement; “Relevant Ethernet Services” means those Ethernet Services offered by the Dominant Provider to a Third Party under the product or service names of (i) Ethernet Access Direct, (ii) Ethernet Backhaul Direct or (iii) Cablelink including, in relation to each:(a) all product variants except where Ofcom agrees otherwise, and(b) the introduction by the Dominant Provider of a new product and/or service wholly or substantially in substitution for that existing product and/or service; “Special Offer” means a temporary price reduction for a particular product or service, applicable to all customers on a non-discriminatory basis, which is stated to apply for a limited and predefined period and where the price immediately on expiry of that period is no higher than the price immediately before the start of that period; “Third Party” means a person providing a public electronic communications service or a person providing a public electronic communications network; “Third Party Customer” means a Third Party purchasing a Relevant Ethernet Service from the Dominant Provider;"Trunk Aggregation Node" means a node listed in Column 1 of Schedule 22 to this notification consisting of any one or more of the Dominant Provider’s operational buildings as listed in Column 2 of Schedule 22; "Trunk Segment" means a service connecting any two Competitive Core Nodes, excluding any service connecting any two of the Dominant Provider’s operational buildings listed in Column 2 of Schedule 22 which are within the same Tru...