Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM) - Network Encyclopedia

Time-division multiplexing, or TDM, is a multiplexing method for transmitting multiple data streams in a single communication path.

The data from different input channels is divided into fixed-length segments and then combined in round-robin fashion into a single output data stream, which can then be transmitted over a single channel transmission system and demultiplexed at the destination location.

One weakness in this mechanism is that if an input channel does not have anything important to carry for a time, empty segments are inserted into the output stream anyway.

See also: Frequency-Division Multiplexing -    • Frequency-Division Multiplexing (FDM)...  

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