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downlink Definition

down·link (do̵un′liŋk′)

noun

  1. an electronic link by which signals are received on the earth's surface from an orbiting satellite, spacecraft, etc.
  2. the site, facility, etc. which receives such signals

intransitive verb

to connect to a satellite, spacecraft, etc. using such a link

transitive verb

to receive (signals, data, etc.) using such a link
downlink Telecom Definition
  1. The microwave radio link from a satellite to a terrestrial receive antenna. See also link, microwave, radio, and uplink.
  2. In a cellular network, the radio link from the base station (BS) to the mobile station (MS). See also cellular radio, link, radio, and uplink.
downlink Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • provide: RSA would provide a greater degree of protection from interference for spectrum that is used to provide the downlink.
  • use: You can use the 256k uplink from this and use a 2048k satellite downlink.

Adjective modifier

  • video: Damian Burrin had been busy sorting out his RAF traffic cone ( now somewhat legendary ), complete with 38mm MMT and video downlink.
  • live: Before long Chris Eilbeck and Richard Parkin had turned up, as usual Chris had ADR2 ready to go with live video downlink.

Modifies a noun

  • packet: HSDPA, or high speed downlink packet access, has been called 3.5G, a term O2 CTO David Williams rejects.
  • speed: HSDPA, a high-speed packet transmission technology standardized by the Third Generation Partnership Project, offers a maximum downlink speed of 14Mbps in theory.
  • access: HSDPA, or high speed downlink packet access, has been called 3.5G, a term O2 CTO David Williams rejects.
  • channel: Testing of the LRIT downlink channel took place October 15th, 16th and 17th.
  • rate: HSDPA offers peak downlink data rates of up to 14 Mbps -- dramatically more than the 384Kbps typical of today's 3G networks.
  • receiver: Our development of the necessary protocol now allows for multiple uplinks to participate in such events as well as multiple downlink receivers.

Noun used with modifier

  • satellite: The suite of weather sensors at The Center includes a real time satellite image downlink.
  • microwave: Fitted to the aircraft is a microwave downlink transmitter.
  • data: An airborne reconnaissance pod with a data downlink capability to be carried by tactical aircraft.
  • video: Before long Chris Eilbeck and Richard Parkin had turned up, as usual Chris had ADR2 ready to go with live video downlink.