Computer - Channel

About

A channel is a device that conveys a digital bit stream, from:

• one or several senders (or transmitters)
• to one or several receivers.

The term channel has two different meanings

1. the whole medium that carries a signal between the transmitter and the receiver.
2. or a subdivision of this medium in order to send multiple streams of information simultaneously (wiki/Multiplexing)

A physical Channel refers either to:

• wiki/wire (see bus)
• wiki/radio
• or Electromagnetic

Articles Related

Properties

Multiplexed

• multiplexed or not

Capacity

A channel as any device has a certain capacity for transmitting information, often measured by:

• its bandwidth in Hz
• or its data rate in bits per second.

Full Duplex

See full-duplex communication channel

Documentation / Reference

• wiki/Communication_channel
• wiki/Transmission_medium
• wiki/Telecommunication