Identifies the provider carrier system and channel to be used from a Wideband Analog, High Capacity or Optical Network facility when the customer has assignment control.
NOTE 1: The format and structure of this field is defined in the ANSI approved standard, ATIS-0300097, Structure for the Identification of Communications Connections for Information Exchange or by COMMON LANGUAGE in BR-795-450-100. A brief summary of the format can be found in ATIS-0404000, Section 2.14.5.
VALID ENTRIES:
CLFI Code
NOTE 1: The facility type code and CLLI codes used in the location elements of the CLFI code are maintained by Telcordia Technologies.
NOTE 2: Virgules are used as delimiters to separate all elements of the CFA.
NOTE 3: All element entries of the CFA are left justified with no trailing spaces.
NOTE 4: When multiple levels of CFA are being provided, the highest level of CFA is populated in the CFA field and the lower level CFA is populated in the SCFA field.
NOTE 5: HBAN should be provided along with CFA when available.
NOTE 6: For those companies that do not combine unbundled network elements, the CFA field may not be populated when ordering dedicated interoffice transport.
NOTE 7: On initial facility order, an entry of “NEW” may be used in the facility designation element.
USAGE: This field is conditional.
NOTE 1: Required when the CFA field on the FGA, Trunking, Transport or EUSA Forms is populated, otherwise optional.
DATA CHARACTERISTICS: 42 alpha/numeric characters
EXAMPLES: 1 0 1 / T 1 / 3 / B S T N M A G T C G 0 / B S T N M A M T C C G 0
1 0 1 / T 1 / 1 - 4 / B S T N M A G T C G 0 / B S T N M A M T C G 0
NOTE 1: The second example indicates the proper format for ranging channel assignments.