ISI

ISI definition - telecom
Signal distortion caused by the overlap of symbols (i.e., the smallest units transmitted) in a digital transmission system. Intersymbol interference includes the overlap of bits in a purely digital transmission system, such as a fiber optic transmission system (FOTS), or sinusoidal waveforms in a digital system involving the modulation of a carrier waveform, such as a T-carrier or E-carrier system. See also pulse dispersion.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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