"tree-and-branch" meaning in English

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          "text": "The headend cable modem handles the medium access control (MAC) protocol which is necessary for point-to-multipoint operation on the tree-and-branch network.",
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          "ref": "2004, Stephan S. Jones, The Basics of Telecommunications, page 11:",
          "text": "The PSTN we have been describing utilizes a star configuration. But this is not the only configuration being applied in today's telecommunications world. The cable television (CATV) companies, for instance, use a tree-and-branch technology.",
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          "ref": "2004, Walter S. Ciciora, Michael Adams, Modern Cable Television Technology, page 15:",
          "text": "Figure 1.1 Tree-and-branch cable topology.",
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        "Of cable television and similar networks: consisting of a main central cable with a separate cable branching off it to each subscriber."
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        "(telecommunications) Of cable television and similar networks: consisting of a main central cable with a separate cable branching off it to each subscriber."
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