TIME-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING

Time-division multiplexing (TDM): Digital multiplexing in which two or more apparently simultaneous channels are derived from a given frequency spectrum, i.e., bit stream, by interleaving pulses representing bits from different channels.

In some TDM systems, successive pulses represent bits from successive channels, e.g., voice channels in a T1 system. In other systems different channels take turns using the channels for a group of successive pulse-times (a so-called "time slot").

What distinguishes coarse time-division multiplexing from packet switching is that the time-slots are pre-allocated to the channels, rather then arbitrated on a per-time slot basis.

Uses of time-division multiplexing:

The PDH and SDH network transmission standards
The GSM telephone system

This article was originally based on a Federal Standard 1037C entry is support of MIL-STD-188.

Language		Translations for "TIME-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		tidsmultipleksing, tidsmultipleks (time division multiplexing, time-division multiplex), multipleksing ved tidsopdeling. (various references)

Dutch		tijdverdelingsmultiplex (time division multiplex, time-division multiplex), tijdverdelings-kanaalopsplitsing, tijdmultiplexering, TDM (time-division multiplex), stapeling in de tijd, multipeling door verdeling in de tijd. (various references)

Finnish		aikalimitys (time-division multiplex), aikajakokanavointi (time-division multiplex), aikajakoinen kanavointi (time-division multiplex). (various references)

French		multiplexage temporel (time-division multiplex), multiplexage par répartition dans le temps (time division multiplexing, time-division multiplex), multiplexage dans le temps, MRT (time division multiplexing, time-division multiplex). (various references)

German		Zeitmultiplex-Verfahren, Zeitmultiplex (time division multiplex, time division multiplexing, time-division multiplex). (various references)

Greek		πολυπλέκτης διαίρεσης χρόνου (time-division multiplex), πολυπλεξία με διαίρεση χρόνου (time-division multiplex), πολυπλεξία διαίρεσης χρόνου (time-division multiplex). (various references)

Italian		multiplex a divisione di tempo (time-division multiplex), multiplazione a divisione di tempo. (various references)

Pig Latin		ime-divisiontay ultiplexingmay

Portuguese		multiplex por divisão do tempo (time-division multiplex). (various references)

Spanish		multiplexado (multiplexing, time division multiplexing, time-division multiplex), multiplexación por división en el tiempo (time division multiplexing), multiplaje (multiple, multiplexing, time-division multiplex), MDT (time division multiplexing, time-division multiplex), múltiplex por distribución en el tiempo (time-division multiplex). (various references)

Swedish		tidsuppdelat system, tidmultiplex. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Domain	Definition
Computing	A system in which a channel is established in connecting intermittently, generally at regular intervals and by means of an automatic distribution, its terminal equipment to a common channel. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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