multiplexing
Shared channel transmission
Multiplexing is combining multiple signals or data streams into one shared channel for transmission.
In telecommunications, it allows phone lines or cables to carry many conversations simultaneously.
In computing, it describes handling multiple tasks through a single resource.
The verb is multiplex; the device that performs it is a multiplexer: The system multiplexes video feeds from sixteen cameras onto one display.
Sharing by sequential slots
- statisticalRelating to data analysis
- orthogonalAt right angles
- CDMAWireless transmission protocol
- interleavingAlternating elements from sequences
Varying signals to transmit
- carrierOne that transports
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
channel · transmission · analog · digital · duplex · quadrature · filtering · bandwidth
Equidistant at all points
- simultaneousHappening at same time
- interleavedAlternately arranged between layers
- time-sharingSequential resource allocation
- multitaskingDoing several things concurrently
synchronous · asynchronous · overlapping · pipelining · scheduling · contention · arbitration · queuing
Circuit separating combined signals
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- combinerSomething that joins elements
splitter · mux · demux · transceiver · modem · codec · terminal · concentrator
Processing rate over time
- utilizationPractical application of something
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- optimizationMaximizing efficiency or performance
time-division
Sharing by sequential slots
- statisticalRelating to data analysis
- orthogonalAt right angles
- CDMAWireless transmission protocol
modulation
Varying signals to transmit
phase · channel · transmission · analog · digital · duplex · quadrature · filtering · bandwidth · baseband
parallel
Equidistant at all points
- simultaneousHappening at same time
- interleavedAlternately arranged between layers
- time-sharingSequential resource allocation
multitasking · synchronous · asynchronous · overlapping · pipelining · scheduling · contention · arbitration · queuing
demultiplexer
Circuit separating combined signals
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
combiner · splitter · mux · demux · transceiver · modem · codec · terminal · concentrator · selector
throughput
Processing rate over time
- utilizationPractical application of something
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- compressionForcing into smaller space
packet
Small sealed container
- dataflowDependency-triggered computation model
- uplinkTransmission to spacecraft
- downlinkSpacecraft-to-Earth transmission
protocol · trunk · backhaul · aggregate · bitstream · payload · frame · cell · slot · subchannel
- broadcastingbroadcasting, TV, radio, television, news
- telecommunicationscell phone, cellphone, signals, cellular network, telephone calls
- telegraphytelegraph, Morse code, telegraphy, telegraph key, telegraph line
- networkingrouter, routers, LAN, WAN, switches
- radio termsbroadcasting, transmitting, receiving, tuning, signal strength
- GenomicsDNA sequencing, genome sequencing, sequencing, genome, DNA
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