ISP

1. InSide Plant. All of the telecommunications apparatus, equipment, wiring, and systems housed in buildings. ISP includes the main distribution frame (MDF), intermediate distribution frames (IDFs), inside wire and cable systems, switches and routers, multiplexers, storage batteries, backup power generators, and related equipment. See also outside plant. 2. Internet Service Provider. A company that provides Internet access services to end users. An ISP can be local, regional, national, or international in nature and can provide a wide range of access alternatives, including dial-up and ADSL. See also ADSL and dial-up.

• conductance
• conductor
• conduit
• cone of acceptance
• cone of acceptance
• Confederation of European Posts and Telecommunications (CEPT)
• Confederation of European Posts and Telecommunications (CEPT)
• conference bridge
• conference call
• configuration management
• confirmation
• Conférence Européenne des administrations des Postes et des Télécommunications (CEPT)
• congestion
• congestion management
• conjugate structure algebraic code excited linear prediction (CS-ACELP)
• connection
• connectionless
• Connectionless Broadband Data Service (CBDS)
• Connectionless Network Protocol (CLNP)
• connection-oriented
• connector
• Consent Decree
• console
• Consortia, Fora, and Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
• Consortia, Fora, and Special Interest Groups (SIGs)