Definition of Bandwidth compression

Telecommunication Standard Terms
bandwidth compression
1. The reduction of the bandwidth needed to transmit a given amount of data in a given time. 2. The reduction of the time needed to transmit a given amount of data in a given bandwidth. (188 ) Note: Bandwidth compression implies a reduction in normal bandwidth of an information-carrying signal without reducing the information content of the signal.

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Bandwidth compression
In telecommunication, the term bandwidth compression has the following meanings:
  • The reduction of the bandwidth needed to transmit a given amount of data in a given time.
  • The reduction of the time needed to transmit a given amount of data in a given bandwidth.

Note: Bandwidth compression implies a reduction in normal bandwidth of an information-carrying signal without reducing the information content of the signal. This can be accomplished with data compression techniques.

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188


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