uplink
IPA: ˈupɫɪŋk
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.
- (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.
verb
- To transmit a signal by means of an uplink.
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Examples of "uplink" in Sentences
- An uplink is the inverse of a downlink.
- The RACH is the uplink counterpart to the CCCH.
- In the uplink there are three physical channels.
- These are used for command uplink to the missile.
- Comcast SportsNet does not uplink to any satellite.
- The system was able to receive uplink transmissions.
- It looks to me like someone reversed uplink and downlink.
- I'm a little intrigued no one is discussing the uplink tagging.
- Radio stations in North America are permitted to uplink to satellite.
- Switches are connected to core gigabit switch using one or two gigabit uplinks.