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FREQUENCY-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING [1 record]

Record 1 2007-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Military Communications
DEF

A multiplex system in which the available transmission frequency range is divided into narrower bands, each used for a separate channel.

OBS

Channels are derived by allocating or "splitting up" a wider bandwidth into several narrower bandwidths.

OBS

Contrast with spatial multiplexing.

OBS

frequency division multiplexing; FDM: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

OBS

frequency division multiplexing; FDM: term and abbreviation standardized by CSA International and ISO.

OBS

frequency division multiplex; FDM: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Transmissions militaires
DEF

Technique par laquelle la bande des fréquences transmissibles est divisée en bandes de fréquences moins larges, chacune pouvant constituer une voie de transmission distincte.

OBS

multiplexage par répartition en fréquence; MRF : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

multiplexage en fréquence; multiplexage par répartition en fréquence; MRF : termes et abréviation normalisés par l'ISO et la CSA International.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
  • Comunicaciones militares
DEF

Sistema de multiplexado en el que el rango de frecuencias de transmisión disponibles se divide en bandas más estrechas y cada una de las cuales se utiliza para un canal separado.

OBS

múltiplex por distribución de frecuencia; MDF: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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