Dan, I realize this does not answer your question; however, some would say Bellcore/Telcordia standards do not relate to anything ((( chuckling as it has been a very long day ))) Franklin ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan R. Johnson To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 12:32 PM Subject: [TN] YASQ (yet another standards question) Good morning TechNet, Could anybody explain the Bellcore/Telecordia standards in relation to hardware? I have searched the web several times and never found much info on this topic. Dan