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Companding

In telecommunications and signal processing, companding (occasionally called compansion) is a method of mitigating the detrimental effects of a channel with limited dynamic range. The name is a portmanteau of the words compressing and expanding, which are the functions of a compander at the transmitting and receiving ends, respectively. The use of…

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Companding

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples20
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

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has application · 10
Companding → A-law, ADC, AU, For, PCM, Professional, SNR, T-carrier, This, WAV
related to External links · 4
Companding → ConsequencesCompander Implementation, Implementation, Language, Logarithmic Laws
related to history · 3
Companding → AT, Clark, The

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dynamic range used signal transmission compressing digital telephony expanding compander use audio analog systems manufacturers method functions applications telecommunications system

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professional wireless microphonesinstance ofCompanding is employed in telephony and other audio applications0.80text
analog recordinginstance ofCompanding is employed in telephony and other audio applications0.80text
sound recorded by a microphoneinstance ofThe electronic circuit that does this is called a compander and works by compressing or expanding the dynamic range of an analog electronic signal0.80text
Compandinghas applicationThis0.60section
Compandinghas applicationADC0.60section
Compandinghas applicationT-carrier0.60section
Compandinghas applicationA-law0.60section
Compandinghas applicationSNR0.60section
Compandinghas applicationFor0.60section
Compandinghas applicationPCM0.60section
Compandinghas applicationWAV0.60section
Compandinghas applicationAU0.60section

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