fallback switch

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fallback switch

[′fȯl‚bak ‚swich]

(communications)

A mechanical switch to transfer a communications path from a primary device to an identical standby device in the event of a primary device failure.

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An example of a normal/redundant fallback switch is used as the first example and a special switch that was designed with two remote ports and two power supply ports as the other.

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The service is built upon a Hadax 8216 Fallback Switch that will sense a loss of data to the customer for a specified period of time (typically 10 seconds).