Tandem Office Switch definition

Tandem Office Switch or “Tandem(s)” are used to connect and switch trunk circuits between and among other Central Office Switches. A Tandem Switch does not include a PBX.

Tandem Office Switch is a switching system that establishes trunk-to- trunk connections. Local tandems switch calls from one end office to another within the same geographic area, and access tandems switch traffic from host or end offices to and from an Interexchange Carrier. A tandem office switch can provide host office or end office switching functions as well as the tandem functions. A Central Office Switch may also be employed as a combination End Office/Tandem Office Switch.

Tandem Office Switch or “Tandem Switch” means/refers to a switch that has been designed for special functions that an End Office Switch does not or cannot perform. A Tandem Office Switch provides a common switch point whereby other switches, both Tandem Office Switches and End Office Switches, may exchange calls between each other when a direct Trunk Group is unavailable. The term “Tandem Office” and “Tandem” are used to refer to the building in which the Tandem Office Switch resides, but are also used interchangeably to refer to the switch within the building.

Examples of Tandem Office Switch in a sentence

• Type 2A Trunks: Provide a Trunk Side connection between an AT&T ILLINOIS Tandem Office Switch and Sprint’s MSC.

• The parties could not agree on the definition of “Tandem Office Switches.” Qwest argues that the following language should be included as the first sentence in the definition (disputed term underscored): CLEC end office Switch(es) shall be considered Tandem Office Switch(es) for the purpose of determining reciprocal compensation rates to the extent such Switch(es) serves a comparable geographic area as Qwest’s Tandem Office Switch.

• Sprint-to-AT&T ILLINOIS traffic on a Type 2A Interconnection Trunk Group must be destined for an NPA-NXX residing in an AT&T ILLINOIS End Office Switch that homes on that AT&T ILLINOIS Tandem Office Switch.

• The Parties shall establish a one-way mobile-to-land or land-to-mobile (or two-way where available) DEOT when actual or projected total End Office Switch traffic requires twenty-four (24) or more Trunks over three (3) consecutive months, or when AT&T ILLINOIS’s End Office Switch is not served by an AT&T ILLINOIS Tandem Office Switch.

More Definitions of Tandem Office Switch

Tandem Office Switch. Tandem means to connect in series. A Tandem, Tandem Switch or Tandem Office Switch connects one trunk to another for the purpose of exchanging Local Traffic. It is an intermediate (Class 4) switch between an originating telephone call and the final destination of the call.

Tandem Office Switch or “Tandem Office” or “Tandem” is a switching entity that has billing and recording capabilities and is used to connect and switch trunk circuits between and among End Office Switches and between and among End Office Switches and carriers’ aggregation points, points of termination, or points of presence, and to provide Switched Exchange Access Services. A Central Office Switch may also be employed as a combination End Office/Tandem Office Switch.

Tandem Office Switch or “Tandem Switch” means a switch that has been designed for special functions that an End Office Switch does not or cannot perform. A Tandem Office Switch provides a common switch point whereby other switches, both Tandem Office Switches and End Office Switches, may exchange calls between each other when a direct Trunk Group is unavailable. The term “Tandem Office” and “Tandem” are used to refer to the building in which the Tandem Office Switch resides, but are also used interchangeably to refer to the switch within the building.

Tandem Office Switch means a Class 4 switch that is used to connect and switch trunk circuits between and among end office switches and other tandems.

Tandem Office Switch or “Tandem” means a Switch used to connect and switch Trunk circuits between and among other Central Office Switches. A Tandem Switch does not include a PBX. “Technically Feasible”, including burden of proof, is as defined in applicable FCC regulations and Applicable Law.

Tandem Office Switch which is used to connect and switch trunk circuits between and among other Central Office Switches. Access and toll tandems provide connections for Exchange Access, Telephone Toll Service, and Telephone Exchange Service.

Tandem Office Switch. OR "TANDEM(S)" are used to connect and switch trunk circuits between and among other Central Office Switches. A Tandem Switch does not include a PBX.