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Record 1 2017-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Wires and Cables
DEF

A cable system architecture wherein a number of network distribution points (or "nodes") are connected by optical fibre in the form of a closed ring. Signals are forwarded from each network node to the local networks serving individual neighbourhoods or subdivisions.

OBS

Windows Magazine, January 1993, p. 115.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Câbles et fils téléphoniques
DEF

[...] architecture d'un système de câble où un nombre de points de distribution de réseaux («network distribution points») (ou nœuds) sont reliés par fibre optique en forme d'anneau fermé. Les signaux sont acheminés à partir de chaque nœud de réseau pour aller aux réseaux locaux desservant des quartiers ou subdivisions individuels.

Spanish

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