• IP addressIP address - a globally unique number identifying each user connected to the Internet.
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  MAC AddresAdres MAC (Media Access Control Address) – an address at the data link layer, required for each port or device connected to a LAN.  
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  ASN(Autonomous System Number) – a number identifying a group of IP addresses announced uniformly through the BGP dynamic routing protocol.
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  Failure (Failure Mode)
  Failure (Failure Mode) a technical state of telecommunications devices or cables, which hinders or limits the delivery of telecommunication services of the carrier.
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  TPNET.pl / BGP BTPNET.pl / BGP B — a connection to TPNET using BGP, enabling transit of traffic from prefixes registered in the RIPE Database as belonging to the carrier’s AS Number, as well as from other prefixes, to TPNET, but not to the global Internet through TPNET.
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  BGP C / TPNET.worldBGP C / TPNET.world – a connection to TPNET using BGP, enabling connection to the global Internet. The transit of traffic from prefixes registered in the RIPE Database as belonging to the carrier and his customers to TPNET and the global Internet.
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  BGP D / TPNET AccessBGP D / TPNET Access — a connection to TPNET using BGP, enabling transit of traffic from prefixes registered in the RIPE Database as belonging to the carrier, but not from his BGP customer’s prefixes. It is not possible to transit the traffic to the global Internet through TPNET network.
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  Workday (WD) Workday (WD) — all days except for Saturdays and official holidays. The deadlines specified herein are calculated exclusive of the day of receipt of the message received by the process participant.
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  Ethernet Ethernet — a data transmission protocol which allows data transfer in virtual circuits with speeds up to 10 Mbps (or up to 100 Mbps in the Fast Ethernet version, or up to 1,000 Mbps in the Gigabit Ethernet version)
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  InternetInternet — worldwide communication system of interconnected IT networks based on the set of TCP/IP protocols.
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  IP (Internet Protocol)IP (Internet Protocol) — a data transmission protocol used by systems communicating through the Internet.
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  VLAN ChannelVLAN Channel — a logical Ethernet channel created within a port.
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  QuarantineQuarantine — a VLAN network isolated from the infrastructure, with no connection to the core open peering network.
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  LAN (Local Area Network)LAN (Local Area Network) — a local data-transmission network typically covering a single building.
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  MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) — data network spanning an area of a city or of an urban agglomeration.
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  MbpsMbps — 1,000,000 bits per second, respectively in the IP layer for TPNET access services or in the Ethernet layer for private VLAN channels or the Open Peering service. The throughput guaranteed on the L2 level is defined for the frame of 1518B, compliant with the Ethernet II standard, including the header and the CRC field, and excluding the preamble and the inter frame gap.
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  Metro EthernetMetro Ethernet — a multi-service OPL network providing carriers with the Ethernet-based interface.
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  Telehousing PRO OfferTelehousing PRO Offer — a service offer by Orange Polska (OPL), addressed to telecommunications providers, under which OPL provides space in its facilities compliant with the technical conditions for the Telehousing service delivery. The offer includes in particular renting Telehousing Space or space in OPL racks in a Telehousing Room to enable installation of Carrier Equipment or making available a OPL Distribution Frame for fiber termination points to enable using the OPL services without installing any Carrier Equipment in the OPL facility.
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  Maintenance WindowMaintenance Window — it is the period between 23:00 hours on Saturday and 04:00 hours on Sunday every week, during which OPL performs necessary activities, in particular related to the Municipal Ethernet backbone network modernization and service improvement. In result of such activities, an interruption of up to 15 minutes in the access to TPIX may occur.
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  Open peeringOpen peering — it is a service that facilitates exchange of IP traffic among the carriers, by connecting them to a shared VLAN channel and providing them with an option to be connected to a Route Server.
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  CarrierCarrier — a business entity that signed a written TPIX Agreement with OPL, obliging OPL to provide the carrier with access to services offered via TPIX.
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  BandwidthBandwidth — a technical parameter expressed in Mbps, specifying the data transfer speed.
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  PeeringPeering — exchange of IP traffic via BGP among carriers.
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  PortPort — location where the carrier is physically connected to OPL network devices.
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  Ethernet PortEthernet Port — a port to OPL multi-service network based on switches with Ethernet interfaces.
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  TPIX Port TPIX Port — a TPIX switch Ethernet port..
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  Telehousing SpaceTelehousing Space — space in a building owned by OPL, used to provide the Telehousing PRO services, but excluding the Telehousing Room. The terms and conditions of using the Telehousing Space are stipulated in the Telehousing PRO Offer.
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  PrefixPrefix — a sequence of IP addresses jointly broadcasted in the BGP protocol.
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  Private VLANPrivate VLAN — a private 802.1q VLAN channel between carrier ports that may be set up on a tagged port or dedicated ports.
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  OPL Distribution FrameOPL Distribution Frame — a passive device owned by OPL, with suitable connectors for telecommunications cables. Distribution Frames are classified as Digital Distribution Frames (DDF), Optical Distribution Frames (ODF), and Ethernet Distribution Frames.
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  OPL ODF/DDF/Ethernet distribution frameOPL ODF/DDF/Ethernet distribution frame — an ODF/DDF/Ethernet distribution frame dedicated for setting up OPL connections.
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  Edge RouterEdge Router — a TPNET node featuring ports supporting wide area networks and software governing the transfer of packets. It ensures access to TPNET via a created virtual connection.
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  RouteServer (RS)RouteServer (RS) — a TPIX device using BGP4 to communicate with the carrier’s devices, exchange routing information of connected carriers, in line with the traffic exchange policy specified by a given Carrier.
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  Telehousing Room Telehousing Room — a room from which OPL provides the Telehousing PRO services. The terms and conditions of using the Telehousing Room are stipulated in the Telehousing PRO Offer.
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  Force MajeureForce Majeure any external extraordinary event which is beyond control of the given Party and which could not be avoided even with utmost diligence, in particular such as:
  - war, including civil war, riots, acts of sabotage, public disorder;
  - natural disasters, including storms, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods;
  - strikes, excluding strikes of the Party’s personnel;
  - generally applicable acts of the authorities.
  
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  PartiesParties – OPL and the Carrier
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  Intermediate Telecommunication CableIntermediate Telecommunication Cable – a fiber optic cable / patch cord owned by OPL and located inside OPL building or leading from the "zero" cable well (the cable well indicated by OPL and located as close to the OPL building as possible, in the area not managed by OPL) to the OPL distribution frame at OPL building.
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  Telehousing PROTelehousing PRO — a suite of services provided by OPL, consisting in renting space under the terms of the Telehousing PRO Offer.
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  OPLOrange Polska (OPL), a joint stock company with registered office in Warsaw, registered in the Register of Entrepreneurs kept by the District Court for the Capital City of Warsaw, 12th Commercial Division of the National Court Register under KRS number 0000010681.
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  TPIXTPIX — it is a platform based on Ethernet switches and the auxiliary technical infrastructure, enabling exchange of traffic among connected carriers.
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  TPNET TPNET — an Internet access network described in AS 5617.
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  Telehousing PRO Agreement Telehousing PRO Agreement — an agreement between OPL and the Carrier, setting forth the scope and the terms and conditions of providing the Telehousing PRO services.
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  TPIX AgreementTPIX Agreement — an agreement between OPL and the Carrier, setting forth the terms and conditions of providing the TPIX access services.
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  Carrier EquipmentCarrier Equipment — any communications and IT equipment compliant with the technical standards stipulated by the regulations in force, owned by the Carrier.
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  WAN (Wide Area Network) WAN (Wide Area Network) — wide data network spanning the entire territory of Poland. The telecommunication device referred to in the Offer, is a parabolic, panel, dipole or Yagi-type antenna owned by the carrier and used for sending and / or receiving radio waves, which is a component of the radio communications system, or an antenna integrated into the transceiver, which is one module.
  The associated device is the device owned by the carrier, necessary for the proper functioning of the telecommunication device or functioning as an integral part of the radio communications system, deployed in racks or containers installed on the ground, roof of a building or inside a room, near the tower / mast, or directly on the tower / mast (e.g. feeders).
  The mast is an elevated structure, whose lattice or panel core is kept in balance by a system of diagonal, flexible lashings, designed for the installation of telecommunication devices.
  The tower is a standalone elevated structure, with a lattice or panel core, designed for installation of telecommunication devices. OPL provisions towers / masts all across the territory of Poland, as defined in Appendix 1 to the Offer.
  
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  Telehousing SpaceTelehousing Space — space in a building owned by OPL, used to provide the Telehousing PRO services, but excluding the Telehousing Room. The terms and conditions of using the Telehousing Space are stipulated in the Telehousing PRO Offer.
  The associated device is the device owned by the carrier, necessary for the proper functioning of the telecommunication device or functioning as an integral part of the radio communications system, deployed in racks or containers installed on the ground, roof of a building or inside a room, near the tower / mast, or directly on the tower / mast (e.g., feeders).
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  Workday (WD)Workday (WD) — all days except for Saturdays and official holidays. The deadlines specified herein are calculated exclusive of the day of receipt of the message received by the process participant.
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  Ethernet PortEthernet Port — a port to OPL multi-service network based on switches with Ethernet interfaces.
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  Telehousing SpaceTelehousing Space — space in a building owned by OPL, used to provide the Telehousing PRO services, but excluding the Telehousing Room. The terms and conditions of using the Telehousing Space are stipulated in the Telehousing PRO Offer.
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  PrefixPrefix — a sequence of IP addresses jointly broadcasted in the BGP protocol.