Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index In telecommunication, a data forwarder is a device that (a) receives data from one data link and retransmits data representing the same information, using proper format and link protocols, to another data link. and (b) may forward data between (a) links that are identical, i.e., TADIL B to TADIL B, (b) links that are similar, i.e., TADIL A to TADIL B, or (c) links that are dissimilar, i.e., TADIL A to TADIL J. Source: from Federal Standard 1037C This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.