tree-and-branch

English

Adjective

tree-and-branch (not comparable)

1. (telecommunications) Of cable television and similar networks: consisting of a main central cable with a separate cable branching off it to each subscriber.
   • 1998, D. W. Faulkner, A. L. Harmer, Broadband Access and Network Management: NOC '98:

     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.

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

     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, Walter S. Ciciora, Michael Adams, Modern Cable Television Technology, page 15:

     Figure 1.1 Tree-and-branch cable topology.