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81 relations: ADSL loop extender, Alternating current, Amplifier, Amplitude, Analog signal, Audio signal, Audion, Bell System, Binary code, Bit, Broadband Global Area Network, Broadcast relay station, Broadcasting, Cell site, Cellular repeater, Communication channel, Complementary ground component, Computer network, Data, Digital signal, Duplex (telecommunications), Duplexer, Electric current, Electric power, Electrical resistance and conductance, Electromechanics, Electronic filter, Fiber media converter, Frequency frogging, Frequency-division multiplexing, Hybrid coil, Inmarsat, Laser, Line-of-sight propagation, Long-distance calling, Mercury-vapor lamp, Microwave, Microwave transmission, Mobile phone, MSAT, Negative resistance, Optical amplifier, Optical communications repeater, Optical fiber cable, Optoelectronics, OSI model, Packet radio, Passive repeater, Photodiode, Photon, ..., Physical layer, Point-to-point (telecommunications), Power-line communication, Radio, Radio receiver, Radio repeater, Radio station, Radio wave, Regenerator (telecommunication), Relay, Repeater insertion, Satellite, Signal, Signal strength in telecommunications, Store and forward, Submarine communications cable, Symbol rate, Telecommunication, Telecommunications link, Telegraphy, Telephone call, Telephone line, Telephony, Transistor, Transmitter, Transponder, Vacuum tube, Voice frequency, Wireless distribution system, Wireless repeater, 12-channel carrier system. Expand index (31 more) »
ADSL loop extender
A DSL loop extender or DSL 'repeater' is a device that a telephone company can place between subscriber premises equipment and central office interfaces to extend the distance and increase the channel capacity of digital subscriber line (DSL) connections.
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Alternating current
Alternating current (AC) is an electric current which periodically reverses direction, in contrast to direct current (DC) which flows only in one direction.
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Amplifier
An amplifier, electronic amplifier or (informally) amp is an electronic device that can increase the power of a signal (a time-varying voltage or current).
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Amplitude
The amplitude of a periodic variable is a measure of its change over a single period (such as time or spatial period).
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Analog signal
An analog signal is any continuous signal for which the time varying feature (variable) of the signal is a representation of some other time varying quantity, i.e., analogous to another time varying signal.
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Audio signal
An audio signal is a representation of sound, typically as an electrical voltage for analog signals and a binary number for digital signals.
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Audion
The Audion was an electronic detecting or amplifying vacuum tube invented by American electrical engineer Lee de Forest in 1906.
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Bell System
The Bell System was the system of companies, led by the Bell Telephone Company and later by AT&T, which provided telephone services to much of the United States and Canada from 1877 to 1984, at various times as a monopoly.
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Binary code
A binary code represents text, computer processor instructions, or any other data using a two-symbol system.
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Bit
The bit (a portmanteau of binary digit) is a basic unit of information used in computing and digital communications.
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Broadband Global Area Network
The Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) is a global satellite network with telephony using portable terminals.
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Broadcast relay station
A broadcast relay station, satellite station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator (U.S.), rebroadcaster (Canada), repeater (two-way radio), or complementary station (Mexico) is a broadcast transmitter which repeats, or transponds, the signal of another radio station or television station usually to an area not covered by the signal of the originating station.
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Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic mass communications medium, but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves), in a one-to-many model.
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Cell site
A cell site or cell tower is a cellular-enabled mobile device site where antennae and electronic communications equipment are placed — typically on a radio mast, tower, or other raised structure — to create a cell (or adjacent cells) in a cellular network.
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Cellular repeater
A cellular repeater (also known as cell phone signal booster or amplifier) is a type of bi-directional amplifier used to improve cell phone reception.
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Communication channel
A communication channel or simply channel refers either to a physical transmission medium such as a wire, or to a logical connection over a multiplexed medium such as a radio channel in telecommunications and computer networking.
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Complementary ground component
A complementary ground component is a terrestrial infill system for a mobile satellite system that uses terrestrial base stations to provide connectivity in weak signal areas such as urban areas.
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Computer network
A computer network, or data network, is a digital telecommunications network which allows nodes to share resources.
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Data
Data is a set of values of qualitative or quantitative variables.
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Digital signal
A digital signal is a signal that is being used to represent data as a sequence of discrete values; at any given time it can only take on one of a finite number of values.
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Duplex (telecommunications)
A duplex communication system is a point-to-point system composed of two or more connected parties or devices that can communicate with one another in both directions.
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Duplexer
A duplexer is an electronic device that allows bi-directional (duplex) communication over a single path.
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Electric current
An electric current is a flow of electric charge.
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Electric power
Electric power is the rate, per unit time, at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit.
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Electrical resistance and conductance
The electrical resistance of an electrical conductor is a measure of the difficulty to pass an electric current through that conductor.
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Electromechanics
In engineering, electromechanics combines processes and procedures drawn from electrical engineering and mechanical engineering.
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Electronic filter
Electronic filters are circuits which perform signal processing functions, specifically to remove unwanted frequency components from the signal, to enhance wanted ones, or both.
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Fiber media converter
A fiber media converter is a simple networking device that makes it possible to connect two dissimilar media types such as twisted pair with fiber optic cabling.
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Frequency frogging
In telecommunication, the term frequency frogging has the following meanings.
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Frequency-division multiplexing
In telecommunications, frequency-division multiplexing (FDM) is a technique by which the total bandwidth available in a communication medium is divided into a series of non-overlapping frequency bands, each of which is used to carry a separate signal.
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Hybrid coil
A hybrid coil (or bridge transformer, or sometimes hybrid) is a transformer that has three windings, and which is designed to be configured as a circuit having four ports that are conjugate in pairs.
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Inmarsat
Inmarsat plc is a British satellite telecommunications company, offering global mobile services.
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Laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation.
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Line-of-sight propagation
Line-of-sight propagation is a characteristic of electromagnetic radiation or acoustic wave propagation which means waves travel in a direct path from the source to the receiver.
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Long-distance calling
In telecommunications, a long-distance call or trunk call is a telephone call made to a location outside a defined local calling area.
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Mercury-vapor lamp
A mercury-vapor lamp is a gas discharge lamp that uses an electric arc through vaporized mercury to produce light.
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Microwave
Microwaves are a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths ranging from one meter to one millimeter; with frequencies between and.
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Microwave transmission
Microwave transmission is the transmission of information or energy by microwave radio waves.
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Mobile phone
A mobile phone, known as a cell phone in North America, is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area.
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MSAT
MSAT, short for Mobile Satellite, is a satellite-based mobile telephony service developed by the National Research Council of Canada.
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Negative resistance
In electronics, negative resistance (NR) is a property of some electrical circuits and devices in which an increase in voltage across the device's terminals results in a decrease in electric current through it.
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Optical amplifier
An optical amplifier is a device that amplifies an optical signal directly, without the need to first convert it to an electrical signal.
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Optical communications repeater
An optical communications repeater is used in a fiber-optic communications system to regenerate an optical signal.
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Optical fiber cable
An optical fiber cable, also known as a fiber optic cable, is an assembly similar to an electrical cable, but containing one or more optical fibers that are used to carry light.
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Optoelectronics
Optoelectronics is the study and application of electronic devices and systems that source, detect and control light, usually considered a sub-field of photonics.
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OSI model
The Open Systems Interconnection model (OSI model) is a conceptual model that characterizes and standardizes the communication functions of a telecommunication or computing system without regard to its underlying internal structure and technology.
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Packet radio
Packet radio is a form of packet switching technology used to transmit digital data via wireless communications.
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Passive repeater
A passive repeater or passive radio link deflection, is a reflective or sometimes refractive panel or other object that assists in closing a radio or microwave link, in places where an obstacle in the signal path blocks any direct, line of sight communication.
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Photodiode
A photodiode is a semiconductor device that converts light into an electrical current.
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Photon
The photon is a type of elementary particle, the quantum of the electromagnetic field including electromagnetic radiation such as light, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force (even when static via virtual particles).
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Physical layer
In the seven-layer OSI model of computer networking, the physical layer or layer 1 is the first and lowest layer.
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Point-to-point (telecommunications)
In telecommunications, a point-to-point connection refers to a communications connection between two Communication endpoints or nodes.
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Power-line communication
Power-line communication (PLC) carries data on a conductor that is also used simultaneously for AC electric power transmission or electric power distribution to consumers.
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Radio
Radio is the technology of using radio waves to carry information, such as sound, by systematically modulating properties of electromagnetic energy waves transmitted through space, such as their amplitude, frequency, phase, or pulse width.
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Radio receiver
In radio communications, a radio receiver (receiver or simply radio) is an electronic device that receives radio waves and converts the information carried by them to a usable form.
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Radio repeater
A radio repeater is a combination of a radio receiver and a radio transmitter that receives a signal and retransmits it, so that two-way radio signals can cover longer distances.
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Radio station
A radio station is a set of equipment necessary to carry on communication via radio waves.
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Radio wave
Radio waves are a type of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum longer than infrared light.
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Regenerator (telecommunication)
A regenerator in a telecommunications context is a type of repeater that is used in copper line or optical fibre line transmission systems.
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Relay
A relay is an electrically operated switch.
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Repeater insertion
Repeater insertion is a technique for reducing the time delay associated with long wire lines in integrated circuits.
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Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an artificial object which has been intentionally placed into orbit.
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Signal
A signal as referred to in communication systems, signal processing, and electrical engineering is a function that "conveys information about the behavior or attributes of some phenomenon".
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Signal strength in telecommunications
In telecommunications, particularly in radio frequency, signal strength (also referred to as field strength) refers to the transmitter power output as received by a reference antenna at a distance from the transmitting antenna.
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Store and forward
Store and forward is a telecommunications technique in which information is sent to an intermediate station where it is kept and sent at a later time to the final destination or to another intermediate station.
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Submarine communications cable
A submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the sea bed between land-based stations to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean and sea.
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Symbol rate
In digital communications, symbol rate, also known as baud rate and modulation rate, is the number of symbol changes, waveform changes, or signaling events, across the transmission medium per time unit using a digitally modulated signal or a line code.
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Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of signs, signals, messages, words, writings, images and sounds or information of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems.
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Telecommunications link
In telecommunications a link is a communication channel that connects two or more devices.
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Telegraphy
Telegraphy (from Greek: τῆλε têle, "at a distance" and γράφειν gráphein, "to write") is the long-distance transmission of textual or symbolic (as opposed to verbal or audio) messages without the physical exchange of an object bearing the message.
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Telephone call
A telephone call is a connection over a telephone network between the called party and the calling party.
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Telephone line
A telephone line or telephone circuit (or just line or circuit within the industry) is a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system.
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Telephony
Telephony is the field of technology involving the development, application, and deployment of telecommunication services for the purpose of electronic transmission of voice, fax, or data, between distant parties.
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Transistor
A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electronic signals and electrical power.
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Transmitter
In electronics and telecommunications, a transmitter or radio transmitter is an electronic device which produces radio waves with an antenna.
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Transponder
In telecommunication, a transponder can be one of two types of devices.
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Vacuum tube
In electronics, a vacuum tube, an electron tube, or just a tube (North America), or valve (Britain and some other regions) is a device that controls electric current between electrodes in an evacuated container.
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Voice frequency
A voice frequency (VF) or voice band is one of the frequencies, within part of the audio range, that is being used for the transmission of speech.
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Wireless distribution system
A wireless distribution system (WDS) is a system enabling the wireless interconnection of access points in an IEEE 802.11 network.
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Wireless repeater
A wireless repeater (also called wireless range extender) takes an existing signal from a wireless router or wireless access point and rebroadcasts it to create a second network.
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12-channel carrier system
In the U.S. telephone network, the 12-channel carrier system was an early frequency-division multiplexing system standard, used to carry multiple telephone calls on a single twisted pair of wires, mostly for short to medium distances.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeater
