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downlink

[′dau̇n‚liŋk]
(communications)
The radio or optical transmission path downward from a communications satellite to the earth or an aircraft, or from an aircraft to the earth.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

downlink

(1) The transmission from a satellite down to an earth station. Contrast with uplink.

(2) The transmission from a cell tower to a cellphone or other mobile device. Contrast with uplink.
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Moreover, we show that higher data rate can be achieved when SLOs are used; and as the number of base station antennas grows large, it is the users' transceiver hardware impairments that mainly limit the downlink capacity.
For ultra-dense networks, authors in [25-29] have analyzed the downlink network performance of single-tier downlink dense cellular networks using multi-slope path loss model.
On April 19, the FCC issued a public notice regarding a 90-day opportunity to register existing C Band Downlinks. Westwood One is encouraging stations to register within the window, which closes July 18, so that the FCC is aware of all downlinks in existence before they offer space to mobile broadband data services.
The FLS scheduler aims to improve the real-time service quality for LTE downlink [8].
Huawei has announced the completion of dual-connectivity technology verification during a 5G trial with Korean telco LG U+ in Seoul, providing 20Gbps downlink speeds by simultaneously linking two 5G base stations.
Earlier this year, the Samsung Exynos 9 Series (8895) SoC presented its Cat.16 LTE modem with 1.0 gigabit (Gb) downlink speed and the industry's first 5CA support.
Made up of a 3.7m antenna, a Hiltron HMAM motorised antenna mount and HACU controller, the downlink system can be used as a Ku-band link receiving video and audio data from multiple sources.
For Bluetooth audio measurement scenarios, the app supports Advanced Audio Distribution Profile downlink testing as well as hands-free profile downlink and uplink testing, both wide- and narrowband.
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