User-network interface
In telecommunications, a user-network interface (UNI) is a demarcation point between the responsibility of the service provider and the responsibility of the subscriber. This is distinct from a network-to-network interface (NNI), which defines a similar interface between provider networks.
01Specifications defining a UNI
Metro Ethernet Forum
The Metro Ethernet Forum's Metro Ethernet Network UNI specification defines a bidirectional Ethernet reference point for Ethernet service delivery.
Optical Internetworking Forum
The Optical Internetworking Forum defines a UNI software interface for user systems to request a network connection from an ASON/GMPLS control plane.
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