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Transceivers are called Medium Attachment Units ( MAU s) in IEEE 802.3 documents. ELECTRONICS In Electronics , a transceiver refers to a device which combines both Transmission and Reception capabilities within a single housing. The term is used for semiconductor devices designed to send and receive digital data over a line or cable. Each communication network has its own transceivers such as Powerline Communication . COMPUTER NETWORKS In Computer Network ing, a transceiver (sometimes abbreviated to TCVR) is a device that performs, within in a common housing, on one Chassis , both transmitting and receiving functions. It is sometimes designed for portable or mobile use, uses common Circuit components for both transmitting and receiving, which provides Half-duplex operation. Transceivers were once commonly used in 10 Mbit/s Ethernet networks where they were known as Medium Attachment Unit s. Fibre-optic Gigabit and 10 Gigabit ethernet also have GBIC and XAUI transceivers respectively. RADIO TECHNOLOGY In Radio terminology, a transceiver means a unit which contains both a receiver and a transmitter. It was quite common to have these units separated. Ham Radio Operators can build their own equipment and it is always easier to design and build a simple unit having one of the functions, transmitting or receiving. Almost every modern amateur radio equipment is now a transceiver but there is an active market for pure radio receivers, mainly for SWL operators. An example of a transceiver would be a Walkie-talkie , or a CB Radio . TELEPHONY On a wired Telephone , the handset is the transceiver for the Audio . On a Mobile Telephone or other Radiotelephone , the entire unit is a transceiver, for both audio and radio. SOURCES EXTERNAL ARTICLES ;Patents
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