A cable that begins at a central distribution point, such as a hub or PBX, and runs to its destination station without connecting to anything else. Home runs are used in star topologies.
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
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- Software downloads 2009-11-20
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- Blog posts 2009-11-19
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
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- Software downloads 2009-11-18
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- Software downloads 2009-11-17
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- Software downloads 2009-11-17
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- Software downloads 2009-11-17
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
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