Metallic path facilities
Metallic path facility (MPF) are the
MSAN
.
Shared metallic path facility (SMPF) is based on the same technology as MPF, but denotes a variant whereby an
Wholesale Line Rental (WLR). SMPF services are typically delivered through use of a DSLAM
.
Both terms are commonly used, for example by
UK, to denote a local-loop unbundling service, designed to ensure a former monopoly player (deemed to have Significant Market Power, or SMP) allows a level playing field or Equivalence of Inputs.[1]
See also
References
- HM Government. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- "Openreach Local Loop Unbundling". BT Interconnect. Retrieved 2014-05-14.