Short for
Time Division Multiplexing, a type of
multiplexing that combines data streams by assigning each stream a different time slot in a set. TDM repeatedly transmits a fixed sequence of time slots over a single transmission channel. Within T-Carrier systems, such as
T-1 and
T-3, TDM combines
Pulse Code Modulated (PCM) streams created for each conversation or data stream.
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