A transceiver is a device that has both a transmitter and a receiver which are combined in to one. The portmanteau term originates around World War II. Technically, transceivers must combine a significant amount of the transmitter and receiver handling circuitry. Similar devices include transponders, transverters, and repeaters. Transceivers are called Medium Attachment Units (MAUs) in IEEE 802.3 documents. Antenna tower of Crystal Palace transmitter, London A transmitter (sometimes abbreviated XMTR) is an electronic device which with the aid of an antenna propagates an electromagnetic signal such as radio, television, or other telecommunications. ... In radio terminology, a receiver is an electronic circuit that receives a radio signal from an antenna and decodes the signal for use as sound, pictures, navigational-position information, etc. ... Look up Portmanteau word in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is becoming very long. ... An electrical network or electrical circuit is an interconnection of analog electrical elements such as resistors, inductors, capacitors, diodes, switches and transistors. ... In telecommunication, the term transponder (sometimes abbreviated to XPDR or TPDR) has the following meanings: An automatic device that receives, amplifies, and retransmits a signal on a different frequency (see also broadcast translator). ... A transverter is a radio frequency device that consists of an upconverter and a downconverter in one unit. ... A repeater is an electronic device that receives a weak or low-level signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power, so that the signal can cover longer distances without degradation. ... A transmission medium is any material substance, such as fiber-optic cable, twisted-wire pair, coaxial cable, dielectric-slab waveguide, water, or air, that can be used for the propagation of signals, usually in the form of modulated radio, light, or acoustic waves, from one point to another. ... MAU is an acronym for Medium Attachment Unit which converts signals on an Ethernet cable to and from AUI signals. ... IEEE 802. ...

Electronics

In electronics, a transceiver refers to a device which combines both transmission and reception capabilities within a single housing. The term is used for semiconductor devices designed to send and receive digital data over a line or cable. Each communication network has its own transceivers such as RS232 used for computer to terminals communication, Ethernet used for computer to computer and computer to multi-computer communication, CAN-bus used for industrial and automotive networks, LIN-bus used for automotive sub networks, DC-BUS[1] used for automotive DC powerline communication. The field of electronics comprises the study and use of systems that operate by controlling the flow of electrons (or other charge carriers) in devices such as thermionic valves and semiconductors. ... In communications, transmission is the act of transmitting electrical messages (and the associated phenonomena of radiant energy that pass through media). ... Look up reception in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... RS-232 (also referred to as EIA RS-232C or V.24) is a standard for serial binary data interchange between a DTE (Data terminal equipment) and a DCE (Data communication equipment). ... Ethernet is a large and diverse family of frame-based computer networking technologies for local area networks (LANs). ... Controller Area Network (CAN) is a multicast shared serial bus standard, originally developed in the 1980s by Robert Bosch GmbH, for connecting electronic control units (ECUs). ... Car redirects here. ... The LIN-Bus (Local Interconnect Network) is a bus-system used within current automotive network architectures. ... Direct current (DC or continuous current) is the continuous flow of electricity through a conductor such as a wire from high to low potential. ... Power line communication (PLC), also called Broadband over Power Lines (BPL), is wireline method of communication using the existing electric power transmission and electricity distribution lines. ...

Computer networks

In computer networking, a transceiver (sometimes abbreviated to TCVR) is a device that performs, within a common housing, on one chassis, both transmitting and receiving functions. It is sometimes designed for portable or mobile use, uses common circuit components for both transmitting and receiving, which provides half-duplex operation. A computer network is a system for communication between computers. ... A chassis (plural: chassis) consists of a framework which supports an inanimate object, analogous to an animals skeleton; for example in the construction of an automobile or of a firearm. ... An electrical network is an interconnection of electrical elements such as resistors, inductors, capacitors, and switches. ... A duplex communication system is one where signal can flow in both directions between connected parties. ...

Transceivers used to be widely used in 10 Mbit/s Ethernet networks where they were known as Medium Attachment Units. Fibre-optic gigabit and 10 gigabit Ethernet also have GBIC and XAUI transceivers respectively. Ethernet is a large and diverse family of frame-based computer networking technologies for local area networks (LANs). ... MAU is an acronym for Medium Attachment Unit which converts signals on an Ethernet cable to and from AUI signals. ... Fiber Optic strands An optical fiber in American English or fibre in British English is a transparent thin fiber for transmitting light. ... Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) is a term describing various technologies for implementing Ethernet networking at a nominal speed of one gigabit per second defined by the IEEE 802. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A GBIC is a standard for tranceivers, commonly used with gigabit ethernet and fibre channel. ... XAUI (a concatenation of the Roman numeral X, meaning ten, and the initials of Attachment Unit Interface) is a standard for connecting 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBE) ports to each other and to other electronic devices on a printed circuit board. ...

Radio technology

In radio terminology, a transceiver means a unit which contains both a receiver and a transmitter. It was quite common to have these units separated. Ham radio operators can build their own equipment and it is always easier to design and build a simple unit having one of the functions, transmitting or receiving. Almost every modern amateur radio equipment is now a transceiver but there is an active market for pure radio receivers, mainly for SWL operators. An example of of a transceiver would be a walkie-talkie, or a CB radio. Amateur radio, often called ham radio, is a hobby and public service enjoyed by about 3 million people[1] throughout the world. ... A sister hobby to amateur radio where the operator only uses a receiver to monitor HF transmissions. ... A walkie-talkie is a portable, bi-directional radio transceiver, first developed for military use. ... Citizens band radio (CB) is, in the United States, a system of short distance radio communication between individuals on a selection of 40 channels within the single 27 MHz (11 meter) band. ...

Telephony

On a wired telephone, the handset is the transceiver for the audio. On a mobile telephone or other radiotelephone, the entire unit is a transceiver, for both audio and radio. An old rotary telephone This article is about telephone technology. ... Sound reproduction is the electrical or mechanical re-creation and/or amplification of sound, often as music. ... Cellular redirects here. ... A radiotelephone is a communications device that allows two or more people to talk using radio. ...

A cordless telephone uses an audio and radio transceiver for the handset, and a radio transceiver for the base station. If a speakerphone is included in a wired telephone base or in a cordless base station (less common), the base also becomes an audio transceiver in addition to the handset. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Two GSM mobile phone base stations disguised as trees in Dublin, Ireland. ... A Speakerphone is a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker provided separately from those in the handset. ...

Sources

• Federal Standard 1037C
• SmartCode Corp.
• MIL-STD-188

Federal Standard 1037C entitled Telecommunications: Glossary of Telecommunication Terms is a U.S. Federal Standard, issued by the General Services Administration pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended. ... MIL-STD-188 is a series of U.S. military standards relating to telecommunications. ...

External articles

Patents

• U.S. Patent 1526308, A. J. Kloneck, "Simultaneous sending and receiving system"
• U.S. Patent 1570261, A. J. Kloneck, "Simultaneous sending and receiving system"
• U.S. Patent 1715701, C. Le G. Fortescue, "Combined wireless sending and receiving system"

General

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