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Note: Hard loopback tests are intrusive and will impact service. In a hard loopback, a special loopback plug is used in order to loop the traffic from the T1 port back into the T1 port. This figure illustrates the setup for hard loopback.
Loopback, or loop-back, refers to the routing of electronic signals, digital data streams, or flows of items back to their source without intentional processing or modification. This is primarily a means of testing the transmission or transportation infrastructure. Many example applications exist.