uplink

uplink synonyms

uplink definitions

noun
  • The communication path from a mobile device to a base station, a consumer to the network backbone, a client device to a server etc. 

  • The portion of a communications link used for the transmission of signals from an Earth terminal to a satellite or to an airborne platform. An uplink is the converse of a downlink. An uplink or downlink is distinguished from reverse link or forward link. 

  • Data transmission from a data station to the headend. 

verb
  • To transmit a signal by means of an uplink.