General telecom

General telecom

Terms relating to telecommunication or communication through technological means.

Industry: Telecommunications

Add a new term

Contributors in General telecom

Become a Contributors

General telecom

Type 3 algorithm

Telecommunications; General telecom

A cryptographic algorithm that has been registered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and published as a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) for use in protecting ...

Asymmetric cryptographic algorithm

Telecommunications; General telecom

A cryptographic formula that uses two related keysâ€"a public key and a private keyâ€"each of which has the characteristic algorithm that, given the public key, it is computationally infeasible to ...

Off-line cryptosystem

Telecommunications; General telecom

A cryptosystem in which encryption and decryption are performed independently of the transmission and reception functions.

Embedded cryptographic system

Telecommunications; General telecom

A cryptosystem performing or controlling a function as an integral element of a larger system or subsystem.

Signal-return circuit

Telecommunications; General telecom

A current-carrying return path from a load back to the signal source, i.e., the low side of the closed loop energy transfer circuit between a source-load pair.

Avalanche multiplication

Telecommunications; General telecom

A current-multiplying phenomenon that occurs in a semiconductor photodiode that is reverse-biased just below its breakdown voltage. Note: Under such a condition, photocurrent carriers, i.e., ...