In plain English
This is the setup work that prepares a customer's connection to begin service. It covers giving the connection the needed network resources and applying the service settings required for it to start.
In context
Here, “provisioning” names the ISP setup stage where the needed network resources are assigned and the service settings are configured so the customer’s internet service can start.
- Situation
- Installing broadband, activating service, using routers, and reading connection status
- What it communicates
- names an ISP setup stage shown during first-time activation.
Meaning limits
The term refers specifically to assigning resources and configuring service settings, not to every aspect of getting internet service working.
Examples
“The installer had finished the cabling, but provisioning for the new account still had to assign the network resources and apply the service settings.”
“For this connection, provisioning was still on the provider's side, not with the crew that fitted the socket.”