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Copper Loop Management in a Digital Environment: Migration from an Analog to a Digital Local-Loop Network

Table of Contents:
Definition and Overview
1. Introduction
2. Local-Loop Service Opportunities
3. The DSL Local Loop
4. The Impact of DSL on Local-Loop Management
5. Loop Management Success in the Digital World
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Glossary
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1. The copper local loop is the section of the public network that interconnects CO voice switches.
a. true
b. false
2. The local loop can transmit data at a maximum rate of 56 kbps.
a. true
b. false
3. DSL is a narrowband, analog technology.
a. true
b. false
4. DSL technology enables service providers to deliver high-speed data and multiline voice services over a single twisted-pair line.
a. true
b. false
5. A digital broadband network can be tested with the same tools used to test an analog narrowband network.
a. true
b. false
6. DSL will operate over any copper local-loop pair.
a. true
b. false
7. If a DSLAM fails at the CO, disconnecting a subscriber’s service, the subscriber can redial to reconnect to the network.
a. true
b. false

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