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ATTENUATION NUMERIQUE [2 records]

Record 1 2002-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Waves
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Acoustics (Physics)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ondes radioélectriques
  • Internet et télématique
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Acoustique (Physique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ondas radioeléctricas
  • Internet y telemática
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Acústica (Física)
DEF

Atenuación que se produce en comunicaciones digitales cuando a un valor cuantificado, un octeto, se le asigna otro valor menor, según una tabla de atenuación digital.

OBS

Esta atenuación modifica la secuencia de los bits en el octeto, por lo que no se mantiene la integridad de los bits, no debiéndose usar en transmisión de datos.

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Record 2 1990-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Systems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
OBS

équivalent numérique des atténuateurs (pads) analogiques; lignes de transmission numériques.

Spanish

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