End Office Trunk Groups Sample Clauses
The 'End Office Trunk Groups' clause defines the establishment and management of trunk groups that connect a telecommunications provider's network to the end office switches of another carrier. In practice, this clause outlines the technical and operational requirements for setting up, maintaining, and modifying these trunk groups, including capacity planning, signaling protocols, and traffic routing. Its core function is to ensure reliable and efficient interconnection between networks, facilitating seamless call completion and service interoperability while minimizing congestion and service disruptions.
End Office Trunk Groups. 8.3.1 Direct End Office trunks terminate traffic from a MCIm switch to an AT&T ILLINOIS End Office and are not switched at a Tandem location. MCIm shall establish a two-way direct End Office trunk group when End Office traffic requires twenty-four (24) or more trunks. Overflow from either end of the Direct End Office trunk group will be alternate routed to the appropriate Local Tandem unless the End Office does not subtend any local tandem. All traffic received by AT&T ILLINOIS on the Direct End Office trunk group from MCIm must terminate in the End Office, i.e. no Tandem switching will be performed in the End Office.
End Office Trunk Groups. 3.1.1 Direct End Office trunks terminate Section 251 (b)(5)/IntraLATA traffic from a PFN switch to an AT&T MICHIGAN End Office and are not switched at a Tandem location. The Parties shall establish a one way or two-way direct End Office trunk group when actual End Office traffic requires twenty-four (24) or more trunks. Overflow from either end of the Direct End Office trunk group will be alternate routed to the appropriate Tandem unless the End Office doesn’t subtend any Local tandem. All Section 251(b)(5)/IntraLATA traffic received by AT&T MICHIGAN on the Direct End Office trunk group from PFN must terminate in the End Office, i.e. no Tandem switching will be performed in the End Office.