Line (communication network)

With line ( English line, trunk ) in a communication network refers to a transmission path via which a communication link can be switched.

The more detailed designation of the line is usually given by an addition, for example

• Telephone line
• Subscriber line
• Submarine cables

A trunk ( English trunk group ) is a group of lines, which together serve the traffic in a certain direction, and usually switches connect. Individual lines within line bundles are interconnected via a switching device of the exchange.

literature

• Ekbert Hering, Jürgen Gutekunst, Ulrich Dyllong: Handbook of practical and technical computer science. 2nd edition, Springer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2000, ISBN 978-3-642-63192-4 .

Web links

Wiktionary: Leadership  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• Communication networks. (accessed on September 28, 2015)
• The digital future. (accessed on September 28, 2015)