In
telecommunications
Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information over a distance using electronic means, typically through cables, radio waves, or other communication technologies. These means of ...
, and in the context of
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, internet, wi-fi, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains j ...
's (FCC) Computer Inquiry III, Open network architecture (ONA) is the overall design of a communication
carrier's basic
network facilities and services to permit all users of the basic network to interconnect to specific basic network functions and interfaces on an unbundled,
equal-access basis.
The ONA concept consists of three integral components:
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Basic serving arrangements (BSAs)
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Basic service elements (BSEs)
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Complementary network services
See also
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Open Garden
References
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