uplink

IPA: ˈupɫɪŋk

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.
(by analogy, 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.
Data transmission from a data station to the headend.

Examples of "uplink" in Sentences

I want a direct uplink on this operation in real time.
You mean like losing the comm uplink to the UAV controllers?
Stuart explained on-air that "ultimate uplink" is designed to enhance interviews.
ADSL2 can give you 24 Mb/s dedicated to a single customer – but the uplink is shared.
Then there's the fact that current networks are built with downlink capacity much greater than uplink.
ESPN, which plans to launch a 3-D network this summer, unveiled "ultimate uplink" during Sunday's NBA pregame show on ABC.
Says ESPN's Mike Soltys: "Ultimate uplink is a visually compelling experience and has the potential to offer immediate reaction with newsmakers in a more engaging manner."
Also new is a powerful Monte Carlo simulation for LTE systems that allows for further exploration of network performance indicators, such as uplink CQI and interference statistics.
The idea-to stream black box data in real time, either directly to a ground station or by satellite relay-isn't new, even though there remains no consensus on whether to call it an uplink, which is conceptually accurate, or a downlink, which expresses the physical relationship of an airplane to the ground.