Avslutnet

Avslutnet is a Swedish term that can be translated as the closing or end network. The term is not part of a fixed standard and its meaning varies with context, but it generally refers to the portion of a system that terminates or ends a connection, or to a closing phase of a process itself. In information technology and telecommunications, avslutnet is most often used to describe the network segment at the boundary between a customer’s equipment and a provider’s infrastructure. It designates the demarcation point and may include the customer premises equipment, the access link, and the initial network elements that enforce policy and security before traffic enters the wider network. In this usage, the focus is on termination, access control, and service handover, and the term is sometimes used interchangeably with edge network or access network depending on the text.

In organizational or project contexts, avslutnet can describe the set of communications, documents, and stakeholders involved in closing a project or service—essentially the network of activities that leads to handover, archiving, or project closure.

Origin and usage: The word combines avslut (closing/finishing) with nat (net), reflecting its general sense of a boundary or termination within a system. Because it lacks a single standardized definition, its precise meaning should be inferred from the surrounding text.

See also: edge network; demarcation point; network termination; project closure; handover.