System and method for providing telecommunications service using a wireless link

An end office for a telecommunications system, the end office comprising:

• a radio testing controller,
• a central office alarm sensor communicably connected to the radio testing controller, and
• a switching system, the switching system including:
• an interface to a plurality of telecommunications user devices;
• an office-side radio;
• a telecommunications switch for connecting the telecommunications user devices to a plurality of selected user devices via the office-side radio;
• and
• a distribution enclosure including
• a service area connection system, the service area connection system including
• an area side radio forming a radio link with the office side radio for connecting the switching system to the distribution system,
• a cross-connect panel couple with the area side radio and with subscriber lines extending to the plurality of selected user devices in the service area, the cross-connect panel being operative to select the subscriber lines for communicating the telecommunications signals, and
• at least one remote alarm sensor, the at least one remote alarm sensor being communicably connected to the radio testing controller.

A system for providing telecommunications service to a telecommunications user in a service area comprising:

• a central office radio;
• a transmission central office terminal coupled to the central office radio;
• a central testing controller coupled to the transmission central office terminal;
• a switching system, the switching system including
• an interface to a plurality of telecommunications user devices;
• an office-side radio;
• a switch coupled via the office-side radio to the telecommunications user devices and a plurality of selected user devices;
• and
• a service area connection system in a distribution enclosure located in the service area, the service area connection system including
• an area side radio;
• subscriber lines extending to the plurality of selected user devices;
• a cross-connect panel coupled to the area side radio and the subscriber lines, the cross-connect panel being operative to select the subscriber lines for communicating telecommunications signals
• a distribution enclosure;
• and
• a metallic loop testing unit communicably connected to the area side radio, the metallic loop testing unit configured to initiate metallic loop testing in response to a signal from the central testing controller and configured to provide metallic loop testing reports to the central testing controller;
• and
• a radio link between the office-side and area-side radios for connecting the switching system to the service area connection system.