physical reach

physical reach definition - telecom
The maximum length of a fiber optic link, in consideration of the loss budget, or the allowable amount of signal attenuation that the system can withstand. See also attenuation, fiber optic, link, logical reach, loss budget, and signal.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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