In telephony, a Foreign exchange station (FXS), is a telephone interface that supplies battery power, provides dial tone, and generates ringing voltage. A device that connects to such an interface contains a foreign exchange office (FXO) interface and could be a standard analog telephone or a private branch exchange (PBX) to receive telephone service.
Any telephone exchange is an example of an FXS, as is the telephone jack on the wall, though the term is rarely applied except in connection with foreign exchange service.
An FXS interface utilizes an FXO protocol to detect when the terminating device (telephone) goes on-hook or off-hook, and can send and receive voice signals.
An FXS interface provides service at the "station" end of a foreign exchange line.
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