Glossary GL-3
LATA: Local Access Transport Area. A LATA defines the historical boundary within which most Local Exchange Carriers (see also LEC) can provide
LEC: Local Exchange Carrier. A telephone company affiliate of a Regional Bell Operating Company or an independent telephone company, such as Southern New England Telephone (SNET), GTE, or hundreds of others.
Multilink PPP: A feature that allows a maximum digital connection of 128 Kbps by virtually linking two 56 Kbps or 64 Kbps B channels.
NT1: Network Termination 1. A
packet: A package of data. The data is usually in binary format and organized in a particular way for transmission. Each packet generally contains address information, the data being sent, and
PAP: Password Authentication Protocol. A method of security which involves an exchange of a plain text user ID and password to verify the user.
POP: Point of Presence. The location to which telephone companies and Internet Service Providers have an access point for services.
PPP: