In telecommunication, the term power failure transfer has the following meanings:
- The switching of primary utilities to their secondary backup whenever the primary source operates outside its design parameters. This is accomplished via a transfer switch.
- In telephony, a function which, when activated in the event of a commercial power failure or a low-voltage battery condition at a subscriber location, supplies power to predesignated subscriber equipment via the central office trunk.
Power-failure transfer is an emergency mode of operation in which one and only one instrument may be powered from each trunk line from the subscriber location to the central office.
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