DF

DISTRIBUTING FRAME

INDICATES:

A terminal at a Distributing Frame where crossconnections are to be made. It is used with four types of Distributing Frames, the Conventional Frame, the COSMIC Frame, the ESS Modular Frame, and the Remote Switching System-Extended Office Frame.

DATE:

1/1/1988

BILLING:

CRIS and CABS

APPLICATIONS:

General Purpose

SECTION - POSITION

EXAMPLES

ASGM - FL

Conventional Frame Format
IOE  01-02-03/DF F11-02-105A

Cosmic Frame Format
ITIE /CA 2130/PR 23/DF F22-05U16-2-09,
     F2M-06L02-1-01

ESS Modular Format
IF1  /CA 6/PR 10/BP 16
     /TEA 1F23 MAIN/DF 2B3C9-467C

Remote Switching System-Extended
Office
IF1  /CA EX4/PR 25/DF 0440/BP 25
     /TEA F24 NANCY ST

FID RULES/CONSTRAINTS:

1. Elements within a particular format are mutually exclusive with elements in a different format.
2. This FID is entered in the Central Office Facilities Subset and/or Outside Plant Facilities Subset.
3. T, F and X order types are prohibited for Access Service application.

REFERENCES:

1. Refer to BR 795-100-100 for the standard codes.
2. Refer to BR 751-100-790 for Cross-connect location.
3. Refer to BR 680-201-022 for DATA ENTRY details.
4. Refer to BR 795-100-100 for COMMON LANGUAGE Frame Identifier Codes.  (Use characters seven and eight for Building Identification; use last three digits for Frame Identifier Codes).

SECTION - POSITION

APPEARANCE

MODE

MIN

MAX

Required

Alphanumeric

4

17

Element: 1

Building Identifier (Conventional Frame Format)

Appearance

Mode

Min

Max

Series

Range

Optional

Alphanumeric

2

2

No

No

Element: 2

Frame Identifier (Conventional Frame Format)

Appearance

Mode

Min

Max

Series

Range

Optional

Alphanumeric

3

3

No

No

Element: 3

Zone (Conventional Frame Format)

Appearance

Mode

Min

Max

Series

Range

Optional

Numeric

2

2

No

No

Data Parameters:

Element: 4

Terminal Strip Identifier (Conventional Frame Format)

Appearance

Mode

Min

Max

Series

Range

Optional

Alphanumeric

4

4

No

No

Element: 5

Building Identifier (Cosmic Frame Format)

Appearance

Mode

Min

Max

Series

Range

Optional

Alphanumeric

1

1

No

No

Element: 6

Frame Identifier (Cosmic Frame Format)

Appearance

Mode

Min

Max

Series

Range

Optional

Alphanumeric

2

2

No

No

Element: 7

Module Identifier (Cosmic Frame Format)

Appearance

Mode

Min

Max

Series

Range

Optional

Numeric

2

2

No

No

Data Parameters:

Element: 8

Shelf Identifier (Cosmic Frame Format)

Appearance

Mode

Min

Max

Series

Range

Optional

Numeric

2

2

No

No

Data Parameters:

Element: 9

Upper/Lower (Cosmic Frame Format)

Appearance

Mode

Min

Max

Series

Range

Optional

Alphabetic

1

1

No

No

Code Set:

Element: 10

Block Identifier (Cosmic Frame Format)

Appearance

Mode

Min

Max

Series

Range

Optional

Numeric

2

2

No

No

Data Parameters:

Element: 11

Row Identifier (Cosmic Frame Format)

Appearance

Mode

Min

Max

Series

Range

Optional

Numeric

1

1

No

No

Data Parameters:

Element: 12

Column Identifier (Cosmic Frame Format)

Appearance

Mode

Min

Max

Series

Range

Optional

Numeric

2

2

No

No

Data Parameters:

Element: 13

Building Identifier (ESS Modular Frame Format)

Appearance

Mode

Min

Max

Series

Range

Optional

Alphanumeric

2

2

No

No

Element: 14

Frame Identifier (ESS Modular Frame Format)

Appearance

Mode

Min

Max

Series

Range

Optional

Alphanumeric

3

3

No

No

Element: 15

Vertical Identifier (ESS Modular Frame Format)

Appearance

Mode

Min

Max

Series

Range

Optional

Numeric

2

2

No

No

Data Parameters:

Element: 16

Vertical Half Identifier (ESS Modular Frame Format)

Appearance

Mode

Min

Max

Series

Range

Optional

Alphabetic

1

1

No

No

Code Set:

Element: 17

Building Identifier (Remote Switching System-Extended Office)

Appearance

Mode

Min

Max

Series

Range

Optional

Alphanumeric

2

2

No

No

Element: 18

Frame Identifier (Remote Switching System-Extended Office)

Appearance

Mode

Min

Max

Series

Range

Optional

Numeric

2

2

No

No

Data Parameters:

No.

Element Combination

Series

Separator

1.

1  2 - 3 - 4

Yes

, SP

2.

2 - 3 - 4

Yes

, SP

3.

5  6 - 7 - 8  9  10 - 11 - 12

Yes

, SP

4.

6 - 7 - 8  9  10 - 11 - 12

Yes

, SP

5.

13  14 - 15  16

Yes

, SP

6.

14 - 15  16

Yes

, SP

7.

17  18

Yes

, SP

ORDER TYPE/ACTION CODE/FID RELATIONSHIPS

Order Type

N

T

F

D

C

R

X

P

A

Presence

O

O

O

O

O

P

O

P

P

Action Codes

I,O

I,O

I,O

I,O

I,O

-

I,O

-

-

CRIS

CABS

Data Retention

No

No

Printed on CSR

No

No

Note: Please refer to BR-751-000-150 for a complete description of a FID specification and its structure.

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