multiplexer
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1. multiplexer - Noun
2. multiplexer - Adjective
Meaning
a device that can interleave two or more activities
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A customer who orders a DS3 usually receives a SONET circuit run into the building and a multiplexer mounted in a utility box.
An electronic multiplexer makes it possible for several signals to share one device or resource, for example one A/D converter or one communication line, instead of having one device per input signal.
Any Boolean function of n variables and one result can be implemented with a multiplexer with n selector inputs.
An SAI may also contain a Digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) supporting DSL service.
A multiplexer is also called a data selector.
Add-drop multiplexer Add-drop multiplexers (ADMs) are the most common type of network elements.