Link (communication technology)

In communication technology, especially in networks, a link generally denotes a connection between two components. Examples for this are:

• Connection to a network switch
• Connection between two satellites

A link is an automated inter-computer connection, especially in military communication technology . In the NATO common name for communication standards, eg. B. Link 11 , Link 16 .

literature

• Hermann Weidenfeller: Basics of communication technology . Springer Fachmedien, Wiesbaden 2002, ISBN 3-519-06265-8 .
• Lutz J. Heinrich, Franz Lehner, Friedrich Roithmayr: Information and communication technology. For business economists and business IT specialists. 4th, improved edition. R. Oldenbourg Verlag, Munich 1994, ISBN 3-486-22830-7 .
• Gunnar Teege, Tobias Eggendorfer, Volker Eiseler (eds.): Military communication technology. Norderstedt 2009, ISBN 978-3-8370-9356-8 .

See also

• Uplink
• Downlink
• Data transfer

Web links

• Firoz Kaderali Digital Communication Technology (accessed August 14, 2017)