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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>packet over air</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../P.html" title="P"/><link rel="previous" href="P-O-D-.html" title="P.O.D."/><link rel="next" href="padded-cell.html" title="padded cell"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">packet over air</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="P-O-D-.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">P</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="padded-cell.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="packet-over-air"/><dt xmlns="" id="packet-over-air"><b>packet over air</b></dt></dt><dd><p> [common among backbone ISPs] The protocol notionally being used by
Internet data attempting to traverse a physical gap or break in the
network, such as might be caused by a
<a href="../F/fiber-seeking-backhoe.html"><i class="glossterm">fiber-seeking backhoe</i></a>. &#8220;<span class="quote">I see why you're dropping packets. You seem to
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