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1. A central control device required by some networks (e.g., LANs or MANs) to provide such centralized functions as remodulation, retiming, message accountability, contention control, diagnostic control, and access to a gateway. 2. A central control device, within CATV systems, that provides centralized functions such as remodulation.

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