PAM

Communications Systems Glossary

Communications Systems — Line Coding — PAM

Information on PAM

PAM is the simplest form of pulse modulation and is either transmitted by itself or, more commonly, is used to develop other pulse-modulated waveforms. In pulse-amplitude modulation, the signal is sampled at regular intervals to obtain a pulse whose amplitude is proportional to the amplitude of the signal at the instant of sampling.

Other topics in our resources on Communications Systems related to PAM include: 

Pulse code modulation (PCM) Alternate mark inversion (AMI) Pulse duration modulation (PDM)

Pulse length modulation (PLM) Delta modulation

Pulse position modulation (PPM) Pulse width modulation (PWM)

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