tree-and-branch

adjective

Of cable television and similar networks: consisting of a main central cable with a separate cable branching off it to each subscriber.

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adjectivetree-and-branch (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecommunicationsOf cable television and similar networks: consisting of a main central cable with a separate cable branching off it to each subscriber.

    Figure 1.1 Tree-and-branch cable topology.

    2004, Walter S. Ciciora, Michael Adams, Modern Cable Television Technology, page 15
    2 more examples

    The headend cable modem handles the medium access control (MAC) protocol which is necessary for point-to-multipoint operation on the tree-and-branch network.

    1998, D. W. Faulkner, A. L. Harmer, Broadband Access and Network Management: NOC '98

    The PSTN we have been describing utilizes a star configuration. But this is not the only configuration being applied in today's telecommunications world. The cable television (CATV) companies, for instance, use a tree-and-branch technology.

    2004, Stephan S. Jones, The Basics of Telecommunications, page 11
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