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Mellanortskabel

English translation: Copper cabling/Distribution cable

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Swedish term or phrase:Mellanortskabel
English translation:Copper cabling/Distribution cable
Entered by: TroyTempest

15:44 Nov 12, 2018
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Cable applications
Swedish term or phrase: Mellanortskabel
I haven't encountered the term Mellanortskabel (MOK) before and now it turns up twice in a railway network document. I know that this is a communication cable of some kind, but I've failed to find a translation and the customer has not been able to help. Here's hoping someone can help me out.

"Mellanortskabel avser samtliga sammanhängande kopparkablar som tidigare kallades MOK eller linjekablar"
TroyTempest
Sweden
Local time: 05:27
Copper cabling
Explanation:
This refers to the generally obsolescent copper wire networks which telecoms users (e.g telephone companies, railways, military) built up over the years and which are now being augmented and replaced by fibre cables. In Sweden, the longer wider networks were called "Mellanortsnät" (intercity nets?) but in anglophone countries, names like "backbone network" "general twisted pair copper network" "interconnectors" are used.
It is thus difficut to translate directly

http://www.postvagnen.com/forum/index.php?mode=thread&id=906...

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Note added at 23 hrs (2018-11-13 15:03:01 GMT)
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I was cut off in my prime there! I was about to say:
It is thus difficult to translate directly, but I think this answer will fit the context
Selected response from:

Michael Ellis
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:27
Grading comment
Thanks Michael! The project manager involved has since suggested distribution cable, but I'll propose this as an equally suitable alternative.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4Copper cabling
Michael Ellis


  

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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Copper cabling


Explanation:
This refers to the generally obsolescent copper wire networks which telecoms users (e.g telephone companies, railways, military) built up over the years and which are now being augmented and replaced by fibre cables. In Sweden, the longer wider networks were called "Mellanortsnät" (intercity nets?) but in anglophone countries, names like "backbone network" "general twisted pair copper network" "interconnectors" are used.
It is thus difficut to translate directly

http://www.postvagnen.com/forum/index.php?mode=thread&id=906...

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Note added at 23 hrs (2018-11-13 15:03:01 GMT)
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I was cut off in my prime there! I was about to say:
It is thus difficult to translate directly, but I think this answer will fit the context

Example sentence(s):
  • "Copper cabling refers to all connected copper cables previously called MOK or line cables

    https://smallbiztrends.com/2015/08/fiber-optic-copper-wireless-internet-transmission-methods.html
    https://www.railengineer.uk/2015/08/12/uk-railway-telecommunications-2015-update/
Michael Ellis
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks Michael! The project manager involved has since suggested distribution cable, but I'll propose this as an equally suitable alternative.
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