Network termination apparatus
AssigneeBritish Telecommunications plc
InventorsJohn Kerry, Philip A Barker, Philip J Longhurst
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Abstract
An installation for terminates a network cable of a public communication network at customer premises. The network cable is terminted and a connector allows a connection to be made between the public communication network and the customer premises via the termination. The termination is enclosed within an external wall of the customer premises. A first closeable access aperture is provided to permit access to the termination from outside the customer premises, and a second closeable access aperture is provided to permit access to the termination from within the customer premises.
Claims10
An installation for terminating a network cable of a public communication network at customer premises, the installation comprising:
- termination means for terminating the network cable at a point where a network access provider's responsibility ends, and
- connection means allowing a connection to be made between the public communication network and the customer premises via the termination means,
- the termination means being enclosed within an external wall of the customer premises, the apparatus further including:
- a first openable and closeable access aperture to permit access to the termination means from outside the customer premises, and
- a second openable and closeable access aperture to permit access to the termination means from within the customer premises.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.