Wireless networking

Wireless networking

Terms in relation to computer networks that use (usually) ratio communication to wirelessly connect to the internet.

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Bent pipe technology

Network hardware; Wireless networking

A satellite technology to transmit calls from one point on Earth to a satellite and back down to another point.

Block code

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Block code is a family of codes having a one-to-one mapping between k-symbol source words and n-symbol code words.

Differential detection

Network hardware; Wireless networking

An encoding and detection technique that uses phase changes in the carrier to signal binary "ones" and "zeros".

Delay spread

Network hardware; Wireless networking

A type of distortion due to multipath resulting in the spreading out or "smearing" of the received signal. It occurs when identical signals arrive via different paths and have different time delays.

Digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

A digital wireless technology for cordless telephones, wireless offices and even wireless telephone lines to the home.

Digital signals are composed only of electrical pulses representing either zero or one. Because digital signals are made up only of binary streams, less information is needed to transmit a message. ...

Digital paging

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Also called Numeric Paging, digital paging is the most widely used type of paging. The caller simply calls your pager phone number and enters the number where you can reach them.