CARRIER

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A carrier is a continuous frequency that is at the desired channel frequency. The carrier is modulated or impressed with a second (information carrying) signal to translate that information from baseband frequencies to occupy the desired channel.
     The term carrier is also used to describe a telecommunications carrier is a company that provides telecommunications services.


Other topics in our resources on Communications Systems related to Carrier include: 
 
  • carrier-to-interference ratio (CIR)
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  • carrier-to-noise ratio (CNR)

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