LCRD’s modems translate digital data into laser signals, which are then transmitted via encoded beams of light, invisible to the human eye, by the relay’s optical modules.
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Modems
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broadband modem
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communications modem
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data modeminternet modem
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3 entriescommunications devicedata communication devicenetwork device
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7 entriesDOCSIS modemDSL modemanalog modemcable modemdial-up modemfax modemfiber modem
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7 entriesDSL modemcable modemdial-up modemexternal modeminternal modemmodem interfacemodem speed
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Once LCRD receives information and encodes it, the payload sends the data to ground stations on Earth that are each equipped with telescopes to receive the light and modems to translate the encoded light back into digital data.
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