On the other hand, this strategy requires a network rollout either by deploying additional fibre between the
main distribution frames (MDF) and the street cabinets (and relying on copper access from there on towards the households) or by deploying fibre to the buildings or to the homes.
According to this the authorities take the
main distribution frame locations for granted since within a conveyance network every network node hosts a
main distribution frame.
The
main distribution frame often serves as the demarcation point between the outdoor cable and indoor cable.
One of the reasons the Palaiseau experiment failed to progress was because Orange was unable to negotiate an earlier date with alternative operators to close down the
main distribution frames where the latter had installed their equipment; this meant Orange was obliged to maintain wholesale access until 2018.
NHC's second major US ILEC is deploying the ControlPoint(TM) 5400 systems t o fully automate their
main distribution frames (MDFs) in a number of small unstaffed remote central offices.
The Posts and Telecommunications Ministry said Friday new common carriers and Internet service providers will be allowed to connect their lines to the
main distribution frames of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.
The addition of IP telephony equipment to other areas, such as data centers and
main distribution frames, may also require additional cooling.
From there, the AP is connected into the existing network infrastructure and tunneled using virtual LANs until ultimately connected to the wireless controllers located in the
main distribution frames.
Telephone connections are made by fiber-optic cable runs from the Siemens HiPath switch in the center to Siemens HG 3800 fiber shelves located in separate
main distribution frames (MDFs) in the new stadium and the Astrodome.
For centralized administration, all of the circuits for the fiber and copper are on the
main distribution frames (MDF), located on the 19th and 35th floors.