retransmission

Sending data again

Retransmission is the act of transmitting something again.

In broadcasting, it refers to rebroadcasting a signal received from another source: The cable company pays retransmission fees to carry local stations.

In data communications, packets that fail to arrive are sent again: The protocol handles automatic retransmission of lost data.

broadcast

rebroadcast

Transmit again after initial airing

  • simulcastBroadcast on multiple outlets simultaneously
  • relayStage-by-stage transmission
  • syndicationMulti-outlet content distribution

affiliate · network · satellite · cable · antenna · airwaves · television · radio · telecast · live

data

packet

Small sealed container

TCP · handshake · timeout · retry · buffer · checksum · redundancy · latency · throughput · bandwidth

legal

consent

Voluntary agreement given

licensing · syndication · rights · carriage · blackout · negotiation · affiliate · regulation · FCC · compliance

signal

relay

Stage-by-stage transmission

interference · attenuation · modulation · demodulation · frequency · waveform · propagation · antenna · booster · encoder

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originality of broadcast

retransmissionlive broadcast

Transmission happening right now

origination · premiere · live feed · direct broadcast

signal direction/flow

retransmissionreception

Act of receiving guests

signal reception · receiving · capture · interception · acquisition

communication activity

retransmissionsuppression

Forcible prevention or concealment

Family

retransmissions

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