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Spread Spectrum

Spread Spectrum: Telecommunications techniques in which a signal is transmitted in a bandwidth considerably greater than the frequency content of the original…

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Telecommunications techniques in which a signal is transmitted in a bandwidth considerably greater than the frequency content of the original information. Frequency hopping, direct sequence spreading, time scrambling, and combinations of these techniques are forms of spread spectrum.

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Telecommunications techniques in which a signal is transmitted in a bandwidth considerably greater than the frequency content of the original information. Frequency hopping, direct sequence spreading, time scrambling, and combinations of these techniques are forms of spread spectrum. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)

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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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