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Telecommunications
Of or pertaining to the transmission of information over a distance, and the technology used to achieve this communication.
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forward signal
Telecommunications; General telecom
A signal sent in the direction from the calling to the called station, i.e., from the original data source to the original data sink. Note: The forward signal is transmitted in ...
frequency-hopping spread spectrum
Telecommunications; General telecom
A signal structuring technique employing automatic switching of the transmitted frequency. Selection of the frequency to be transmitted is typically made in a pseudo-random manner ...
ternary signal
Telecommunications; General telecom
A signal that can assume, at any given instant, one of three significant conditions, such as power level, phase position, pulse duration, or frequency. Note: Examples of ternary ...
jam signal
Telecommunications; General telecom
A signal that carries a bit pattern sent by a data station to inform the other stations that they must not transmit. Note 1: In carrier-sense multiple access with collision ...
analog signal
Telecommunications; General telecom
A signal that has a continuous nature rather than a pulsed or discrete nature. Note: Electrical or physical analogies, such as continuously varying voltages, frequencies, or ...
camp-on busy signal
Telecommunications; General telecom
A signal that informs a busy telephone user that another call originator is waiting for a connection. 2. A teleprinter exchange facility signal that automatically causes a calling ...
speed-up tone
Telecommunications; General telecom
A signal that informs a busy telephone user that another call originator is waiting for a connection. 2. A teleprinter exchange facility signal that automatically causes a calling ...
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