Mediated Access Electronic Bonding Trouble Administration (MEDIACC-EBTA)
System Description
The MEDIACC-EBTA application provides a common electronic gateway for wholesale CenturyLink™ customers to communicate with various CenturyLink business applications. This application is used primarily to mechanically process telephone circuit repair activities including repair ticket generation and MLT (Mechanized Loop Tests).
MEDIACC-EBTA serves as an electronic gateway to Work Force Administration/Control (WFA/C) and Loop Maintenance Operating System (LMOS) for Inter-Exchange Carriers and CLECs. The WFA/C system is used for Special Services (Design), and the LMOS system is used for Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) (Non-Design).
The MEDIACC-EBTA application is a customer provided interface. The CenturyLink gateway and associated services can be accessed through the private line Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) connection.
MEDIACC-EBTA saves CenturyLink 's wholesale customers time and money by:
- Adhering to industry standard Open Systems technologies using legacy equipment;
- Allowing customers to access internal systems through public switching networks; and
- Providing application-to-application electronic bonding to Customer Access Services via industry standard Open Systems Interconnection/Common Management Information Protocol (OSI/CMIP).
Implementation Process
Implementation of MEDIACC-EBTA is a detailed and lengthy process involving CenturyLink and the wholesale customer. The steps involved in the implementation process include:
- Network Connectivity - Private line Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) connection;
- Testing - running of test cases and scenarios; and
- Testing - running of test cases and scenarios; and Production Readiness - a trial of the maintenance and repair process on real trouble reports.
Download the Implementation Guidelines for MEDIACC-EBTA document
Download MEDIACC Final Technical Specifications
Last Update: November 30, 2011