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From: djo@pacbell.com (Dan'l DanehyOakes)
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Subject: Re: Slick-96
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In article <14710@accuvax.nwu.edu> KEVIN.GRIFFIN@ehpcb.wlk.com (KEVIN
GRIFFIN) writes:

>Can anyone tell me what a "Slick 96" switch is and what kind of
>services are available from it.

Actually, that's "SLC-96," for "Subscriber Loop Carrier."  It's a
digital carrier designed to carry [up to] 96 lines ("conversations")
or the equivalent to a distribution point farther from a Central
Office than the usual limit for local loops.  Basically you can do
anything with it that you can do with an aggregator of digital (or
digitized analog) lines.


The Roach