means the telecommunication traffic originating in one Telecom Circle or Metro service area and terminating in another Telecom Circle or Metro service area;

means the commercial and technical arrangements under which authorised entities or licensees, as the case may be, connect their telecommunication equipment, telecommunication network and telecommunication services to enable their users to have access to users, telecommunication services and telecommunication networks of other authorised entities or licensees;

means a type of telecommunications network for interconnecting with telecommunication networks of foreign carriers;

means a type of telecommunication service provisioned over the ILD network;

means an international leased circuit connecting a user in India and a user outside India;

is a global system that:
(a) is logically linked together by a globally unique address, based on Internet Protocol (IP) or its subsequent enhancements or upgradations; and
(b) is able to support communications using the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite or its subsequent enhancements/upgradations, and all other IP compatible protocols;

or “IXP” means a telecommunication equipment at a physical location containing Ethernet switches where multiple telecommunication networks connect to exchange internet traffic;

means a telecommunication service provided using IXP;

or “ILL” means any dedicated link, on wireline or wireless media, from a port on Internet node to user premises and having un-contended capacity;

or “IoT” means M2M communications over the internet;

is a type of telecommunication service accessing the internet;

means transfer of message(s) including voice signal(s) through internet and internet telephony network shall be construed accordingly;

means the telecommunication traffic originating and terminating within boundaries of the same Telecom Circle or Metro service area;

Infrastructure provider category- II - An IP-II license can lease / rent out /sell end to end bandwidth i.e. digital transmission capacity capable to carry a message. Issuance of IP-II License has been discontinued w.e.f. 14.12.05

Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)

International Telecommunication Union

means a private dedicated circuit that links two or more locations using physical connections, transmission bandwidth, circuit switched technology, or packet switched technology;

or “LOI” means the letter issued under sub-rule (2) of rule 10 of these rules;