
1) Communication circuit
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Loopback, or loop-back, refers to the routing of electronic signals, digital data streams, or flows of items back to their source without intentional processing or modification. This is primarily a means of testing the transmission or transportation infrastructure. Many example applications exist. It may be a communication channel with only one co...
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a device incorporated in a terminal equipment or at a given point in the network for redirecting the information flow in the opposite direction from the receive path to the corresponding transmit path at this point, for testing purposes from a control point
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Diagnostic test where the transmitted signal is returned to the sending device after passing through a datacomms link or network.
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Directing signals back toward the transmitting terminal at some point along the communications path. Used as a method of troubleshooting.
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