what is uplink?

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what is uplink?..

Answer / asisth minj

Technical term for data transmission in the direction from
the subscriber to the network, or rather back to the
provider or Internet provider. Also called back channel .
The opposite transmission direction, the 'transmission
channel', is called the 'uplink' in technical jargon.
OR
A connector on a LAN hub to link a hub or a subnetwork to a
port on a second hub. Some hubs have a separate port for
uplinking

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what is uplink?..

Answer / arun

Uplink is term use for connecting two LAN switches or Hub.

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what is uplink?..

Answer / virender pratap singh

uplink is a port of hub through which we can connect
another hub.........

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what is uplink?..

Answer / systems & network administator

Uplink is the signal path from an earth station to a satellite

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what is uplink?..

Answer / kashif.khirwa

Uplink is a port in a hub basically cross cable used to connect hub to hub but when to connect hub to hub used port the Uplink to Normal cable is used streat cable.

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