To help better understand a branch circuit, the NEC definition is: "The circuit conductors between the final overcurrent device protecting the circuit and the outlet(s)"
The definition of an outlet is: "A point on the wiring system at which current is taken to supply utilization equipment."
So question: ALL in between the final OCPD and an outlet is a branch circuit?
For instance, a breaker supplies power to a lighting junction box. This lighting junction box contains both input power and data, which is then distributed to other junction boxes until at which point a lighting fixture whip connects to this final junction box. I would think everything is considered a branch circuit UNTIL the final junction box which provides the whip to the lighting fixture as opposed to the first lighting junction box right that distributes power and data further down the line?
The definition of an outlet is: "A point on the wiring system at which current is taken to supply utilization equipment."
So question: ALL in between the final OCPD and an outlet is a branch circuit?
For instance, a breaker supplies power to a lighting junction box. This lighting junction box contains both input power and data, which is then distributed to other junction boxes until at which point a lighting fixture whip connects to this final junction box. I would think everything is considered a branch circuit UNTIL the final junction box which provides the whip to the lighting fixture as opposed to the first lighting junction box right that distributes power and data further down the line?