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digital access and cross-connect system (DACS)
Last modified: Friday, February 13, 2004
A digitalswitching device in telecommunications for routingT1 lines. The DACS can cross-connect any T1 line in the system with any other T1 line also in the system. DACS can also connect any DS-0 channel or group of channels on a T1 line to any DS-0 time slots of any other line.