Drop, in telecommunication, has several meanings.
In a communications network, a drop is the portion of a device directly connected to the internal station facilities, such as toward a telephone switchboard, toward a switching center, or toward a telephone exchange. A drop can also be a wire or cable from a pole or cable terminus to a building.
To drop is to delete, intentionally or unintentionally, or to lose part of a signal, such as dropping bits from a bit stream.
Sources
- Federal Standard 1037C, in support of MIL-STD-188
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