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BI-PHASE SHIFT KEYING [1 record]

Record 1 2024-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Waves
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Air Transport
DEF

A digital modulation method where one phase of a radio frequency signal is used to represent one binary state, and a second phase, (usually 180° apart) is used for the second binary state.

OBS

binary phase shift keying; BPSK: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • phase-inversion modulation
  • biphase shift keying

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Transport aérien
DEF

Méthode de modulation numérique, où les deux phases d'un signal de radiofréquences servent chacune à représenter un état binaire (ordinairement à une distance de 180°).

OBS

modulation par déplacement de phase bivalente; modulation par déplacement de phase binaire : termes uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ondas radioeléctricas
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Transporte aéreo
DEF

Técnica de modulación en la cual se transmiten datos binarios cambiando en 180 grados la fase de la portadora.

OBS

modulación por desplazamiento de fase binaria; BPSK: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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