Transmission delayIn a network based on packet switching, transmission delay (or store-and-forward delay, also known as packetization delay or serialization delay) is the amount of time required to push all the packet's bits into the wire. In other words, this is the delay caused by the data-rate of the link. Transmission delay is a function of the packet's length and has nothing to do with the distance between the two nodes.
Space–time codeA space–time code (STC) is a method employed to improve the reliability of data transmission in wireless communication systems using multiple transmit antennas. STCs rely on transmitting multiple, redundant copies of a data stream to the receiver in the hope that at least some of them may survive the physical path between transmission and reception in a good enough state to allow reliable decoding. Space time codes may be split into two main types: Space–time trellis codes (STTCs) distribute a trellis code over multiple antennas and multiple time-slots and provide both coding gain and diversity gain.
Homodyne detectionIn electrical engineering, homodyne detection is a method of extracting information encoded as modulation of the phase and/or frequency of an oscillating signal, by comparing that signal with a standard oscillation that would be identical to the signal if it carried null information. "Homodyne" signifies a single frequency, in contrast to the dual frequencies employed in heterodyne detection. When applied to processing of the reflected signal in remote sensing for topography, homodyne detection lacks the ability of heterodyne detection to determine the size of a static discontinuity in elevation between two locations.
Common-mode signalCommon-mode signal is the voltage common to both input terminals of an electrical device. In telecommunication, the common-mode signal on a transmission line is also known as longitudinal voltage. In most electrical circuits the signal is transferred by a differential voltage between two conductors. If the voltages on these conductors are U1 and U2, the common-mode signal is the average of the voltages: When referenced to the local common or ground, a common-mode signal appears on both lines of a two-wire cable, in phase and with equal amplitudes.
PorteuseNOTOC Dans le domaine des télécommunications une onde porteuse, ou, plus simplement, porteuse, est une forme d'onde (généralement sinusoïdale) qui est modulée par un signal d'entrée dans le but de transporter des informations. La porteuse a généralement une fréquence beaucoup plus élevée que le signal d'entrée. L'intérêt de la porteuse est le plus souvent soit de transmettre une information à travers l'espace sous forme d'onde électromagnétique (comme pour la radio), soit de permettre à plusieurs porteuses de fréquences différentes de partager un même support physique par multiplexage fréquentiel (comme dans le cas de la télévision par câble).
Angle modulationAngle modulation is a class of carrier modulation that is used in telecommunications transmission systems. The class comprises frequency modulation (FM) and phase modulation (PM), and is based on altering the frequency or the phase, respectively, of a carrier signal to encode the message signal. This contrasts with varying the amplitude of the carrier, practiced in amplitude modulation (AM) transmission, the earliest of the major modulation methods used widely in early radio broadcasting.
Canal de communication (théorie de l'information)vignette En théorie de l'information, un canal de communication ou canal de transmission est un support (physique ou non) permettant la transmission d'une certaine quantité d'information, depuis une source (ou émetteur) vers un destinataire (ou récepteur). Souvent, le canal altère l'information transmise, par exemple en ajoutant un bruit aléatoire. La quantité d'information qu'un canal de communication peut transporter est limitée : on parle de capacité du canal.
Efficacité spectraleEn transmissions numériques, l'efficacité spectrale η se définit comme étant le rapport entre le débit binaire (en bit/s) et la bande passante (en Hz). Nous pouvons aussi dire que c'est le nombre de données binaires envoyés sur le canal de communication par ressource temps-fréquence (par accès au canal ou channel use). L'efficacité spectrale d'une modulation se définit par le paramètre : η = D/B et s'exprime en "bit par seconde et par hertz". La valeur D est le débit binaire (en bit/s) et B (en Hz) est la largeur de la bande occupée par le signal modulé.
Spatial correlation (wireless)In wireless communication, spatial correlation is the correlation between a signal's spatial direction and the average received signal gain. Theoretically, the performance of wireless communication systems can be improved by having multiple antennas at the transmitter and the receiver. The idea is that if the propagation channels between each pair of transmit and receive antennas are statistically independent and identically distributed, then multiple independent channels with identical characteristics can be created by precoding and be used for either transmitting multiple data streams or increasing the reliability (in terms of bit error rate).
InterconnectionIn telecommunications, interconnection is the physical linking of a carrier's network with equipment or facilities not belonging to that network. The term may refer to a connection between a carrier's facilities and the equipment belonging to its customer, or to a connection between two or more carriers. In United States regulatory law, interconnection is specifically defined (47 C.F.R. 51.5) as "the linking of two or more networks for the mutual exchange of traffic.
