<s>
Interconnect	B-Architecture
facility	I-Architecture
:	O
In	O
a	O
communications	O
network	O
,	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
communications	O
links	O
that	O
(	O
a	O
)	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
local	O
area	O
communications	O
service	O
among	O
several	O
locations	O
and	O
(	O
b	O
)	O
collectively	O
form	O
a	O
node	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
interconnect	B-Architecture
facility	I-Architecture
may	O
include	O
network	O
control	O
and	O
administrative	O
circuits	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
traffic	O
circuits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
interconnect	B-Architecture
facility	I-Architecture
may	O
use	O
any	O
medium	O
available	O
and	O
may	O
be	O
redundant	O
.	O
</s>
