The performance evaluation of the remreed switching network begins with a study of failure modes of the remreed contact and ends with a discussion of results from a field study. Remreed contact‐reliability test results show low early failure rates due to high contact resistance and contact sticking. High contact resistance, which characterizes the wear‐out mode of failure, is discussed. Remreed switch evaluation results are given. Finally, early field performance of the remreed switching network is assessed in a study using in‐service trunk link networks as the source of data.
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