High Speed Serial Interface (HSSI)

High-Speed Serial Interface (HSSI) is a short-distance (50') communications interface that is used to interconnect routing and switching devices on slower local-area networks (LANs) with the higher-speed lines of a wide area network (WAN). The maximum serial bit-rate is 52Mbps.

See also: Extended High-Speed Serial and Frame Relay

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