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Chapter2: Connecting And Communicating Online: The Internet, Websites, And Media

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How does an uplink differ from a downlink? (482)

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Uplink:

Televisions, air navigation, GPS, paging, radio broadcasts and internet connections are the applications that use satellite communications.
The users can access the internet with proper satellite dish and satellite modem.
Uplink is defined as transmission of data or information from earth station to satellite.
In cellular network, uplink is defined as the transmission path from mobile station to base station.
According to computer networks, uplink is defined as a connection from communication devices to network core.

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Downlink:

Downlink is defined as transmission of data or information from satellite to earth station.
In other forms, downlink is defined as path from base station to mobile station in cellular network.
In computer network, downlink is a connection from communication devices to terminal devices.

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