| Definition: | aggregate of switching equipment and auxiliary equipment at a node in a telecommunication network enabling connections to be established according to the needs of users
Note 1 to entry: In French, the term “commutateur” is also used with other meanings for devices in IEV 151-12-22 and IEV 151-12-23, for a diverter switch in power transformers and reactors (see IEV 421-11-03), in computer networks (see IEV 732-01-22), and in a train communication network (see IEV 811-37-101).
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