1. The high- traffic -density connectivity portion of any communications network . ( 188 ) 2. In packet -switched networks, a primary forward-direction path traced sequentially through two or more major relay or switching stations. Note: In packet-switched networks, a backbone consists primarily of switches and interswitch trunks.
BACKBONE
Meaning of BACKBONE in English
Telecommunication standard terms English vocab. Английский словарь стандартных телекоммуникационных терминов. 2012