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Record 1 2001-05-29

English

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

A type of delta modulation in which the size of the steps of the approximates signal is progressively increased or decreased as required to make the approximated signal closely match the input analog wave.

CONT

The most common form of digitized voice is known as continuous variable slope delta modulation, where the audio signal is converted to a 16 000-bit data stream.

Key term(s)
  • continuous-variable slope delta modualtion
  • CVSD modulation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Transmissions militaires
Key term(s)
  • modulation CVSD
  • modulation delta à pente continuellement variable

Spanish

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