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Loopback

Loopback (also written loop-back) is the routing of electronic signals or digital data streams back to their source without intentional processing or modification. It is primarily a means of testing the communications infrastructure.

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Applications, Virtual loopback interface & Telecommunications

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Telecommunications

Serial interfaces

Virtual loopback interface

Other applications

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Loopback

Nodes39
Edges38
Triples56
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.051282
Components1

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Loopback

Top relations

related to Virtual loopback interface · 14
Loopback → Any, CIDR, Commonly, Force, IETF, Implementations, Internet, IP, IPv4, IPv6, It, The, Unix-like, Various Internet Engineering Task
related to Serial interfaces · 9
Loopback → Bit Error Rate Test, D-subminiature DE-9, DB-25, For, It, Moving, RS-232, Some, This
has application · 7
Loopback → Advanced Linux Sound Architecture, ALSA, Open Sound System, OSS, PulseAudio, The, Unlike
related to Telecommunications · 6
Loopback → As, If, In, It, Media, This
related to Martian packets · 5
Loopback → Any IP, As, Martian, Packets, Such
related to Management interface · 4
Loopback → Some, Such, The, Unlike
related to MPLS · 3
Loopback → An, MPLS, Multiprotocol Label Switching
related to External links · 2
Loopback → National Instruments, Serial

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Important terminology

interface device test used back network address loop testing packets also modem signal serial virtual telecommunications physical receive received digital

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
X.21instance ofIn the case of a network termination connector0.80text
this is typically done by simply connecting the pins together in the connectorinstance ofIn the case of a network termination connector0.80text
optical fiber or coaxial cableinstance ofMedia0.80text
which have separate transmitinstance ofMedia0.80text
receive connectorsinstance ofMedia0.80text
can simply be looped together with a single strand of the appropriate medium.A modem can be configured to loop incoming signals from either the remote modem or the local terminalinstance ofMedia0.80text
Loopbackhas applicationThe0.60section
Loopbackhas applicationOpen Sound System0.60section
Loopbackhas applicationOSS0.60section
Loopbackhas applicationAdvanced Linux Sound Architecture0.60section
Loopbackhas applicationALSA0.60section
Loopbackhas applicationPulseAudio0.60section

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