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CANAL LARGE BANDE [2 records]

Record 1 1999-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radioelectricity
  • Telecommunications Facilities
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A channel whose bandwidth is greater than that of a voice grade channel. Such channels are normally 6, 12 or 60 times the bandwidth of telephone channels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radioélectricité
  • Installations de télécommunications
  • Infographie
DEF

Portion du spectre des fréquences dont la largeur est suffisante pour inclure plusieurs canaux ou voies multiplex.

OBS

On dit «voie ...» pour désigner le moyen de transmission et «canal ...» pour désigner une portion du spectre des fréquences. Dans certains contextes généraux, «voie à large bande» et «canal à large bande» peuvent être synonymes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radioelectricidad
  • Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
  • Gráficos de computadora
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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Broadcasting
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Satellite Telecommunications
OBS

initially, satellite communication was conceived of as a means for providing reliable, broad-band circuits across oceans, where no such circuits existed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiodiffusion
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Télécommunications par satellite
OBS

(...) pour la transmission rapide de ces programmes (...) on ne peut utiliser que les canaux à larges bandes de fréquences, telles que les câbles coaxiaux, les guides d'ondes (...) et les satellites de télécommunication.

Spanish

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