Definition of uplink Uplink

We found 7 definitions of uplink from 3 different sources.

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What does uplink mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: uplinks

uplink - a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission
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  • uplink (Noun)
    The portion of a communications link used for the transmission of signals from an Earth terminal to a satellite or to an airborne platform. An uplink is the converse of a downlink. An uplink or downlink is distinguished from reverse link or forward link .
  • uplink (Noun)
    By analogy and less formally, the communication path from a mobile device to a base station, a consumer to the network backbone, a client device to a server etc.
  • uplink (Noun)
    data transmission from a data station to the headend.
  • uplink (Noun)
    GSM and cellular networks, uplink is the transmission path from a mobile station to the base station cell site.
  • uplink (Verb)
    To transmit a signal by means of an uplink.

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