Signal transmission

Process of sending or propagating a signal

Antenna used for transmission of radio signals

In telecommunications, transmission is the process of sending or propagating an analog or digital signal via a medium that is wired, wireless, or fiber-optic.[1][2]

Transmission system technologies typically refer to physical layer protocol duties such as modulation, demodulation, line coding, equalization, error control, bit synchronization and multiplexing, but it may also involve higher-layer protocol duties, for example, digitizing an analog signal, and data compression.

Transmission of a digital message, or of a digitized analog signal, is known as data transmission.

Examples of transmission are the sending of signals with limited duration, for example, a block or packet of data, a phone call, or an email.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Telecommunications Technology Fundamentals". informit.com. 28 December 2001.
  2. ^ "Telecommunications Media". britannica.com. 21 January 2014.
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