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Scope
Electrical Protection The purpose of this ATIS Standard is to assist the service providers@ network designers@ and system integrators in choosing appropriate protection methods for G.fast communications circuits. It describes protector characteristics that may impact G.fast systems for outside plant@ intra and inter-building applications@ and the services provided over these links. These protectors are categorized by technology type and configurations. This document describes protectors in their non-operating states and their effects on these services and also considers the effects of protector response to a surge event and how that operation may affect these services. This is a subtending document and is intended to be used with and is in support of the Broadband umbrella document@ ATIS-0600012@ Electrical Protection Considerations for Broadband Systems. Equipment Covered This ATIS Standard applies to the electrical protection at all G.fast equipment locations. Examples include: G.fast equipment at Central Office (CO)-type facilities@ remote sites@ and customer location (including the entrance or interface point@ and Customer Premises Equipment [CPE]). The following are examples of equipment/items included in this ATIS Standard: Primary protectors. Secondary protectors. Tertiary protectors. CO equipment. Remote Terminal equipment. Network Interface Devices (NIDs)@ Integrated/Intelligent Network Interface Devices (iNIDs)@ Network Interface Unit (NIUs)@ Optical Network Terminal (ONTs)@ Building Entrance Terminals (BETs)@ and other points of demarcation.