the process of preparing and equipping a network so that it can provide (new) services to its users

NOTE In NS/EP telecommunications services, "provisioning" equates to "initiation" and includes altering the state of an existing priority service or capability. the populating of a system with a complete set of stable data necessary for its operation, both reference data and content; for example, the stop identifiers and the timetable data for an AVMS system.

NOTE Provisioning is distinct from Configuration – the setting up of the systems’ operational parameters and other variable features – in that it may be routinely repeated from time to time when a new data set is prepared.