The segment of an NGA connecting the end user’s property unit to the first distribution point. The terminating segmentTerminating segment The segment of an NGA connecting the end user’s property unit to the first distribution point. The terminating segment therefore includes vertical cabling inside the building and possibly horizontal cabling to an optical splitter located in the basement of the building or in a nearby manhole. therefore includes vertical cabling inside the building and possibly horizontal cabling to an optical splitterSplitter Also known as an optical splitter, this is a passive device (i.e. not requiring a power supply) used in PON technology to sort and combine light wave energy. A splitter replicates the optical signal from one fibre to a predefined number of other fibres (splitter 1 to 8, 1 to 4 and so on) and combines the optical signals from the different clients. located in the basement of the building or in a nearby manhole.