Interference due to cross coupling between adjacent circuits or to intermodulation of two or more carrier channels, producing an unwanted signal in one circuit when a signal is present in the other. It is common in telephone, radio, and many other data systems.
Crosstalk is classified as near-end and far-end crosstalk and in speech communication systems as intelligible and unintelligible crosstalk. Near-end crosstalk is measured at the input or sending terminal. Intelligible crosstalk in a communication system is crosstalk that can be understood by a listener and has a greater interfering effect than unintelligible crosstalk because it diverts the person’s attention. Unintelligible crosstalk cannot be understood by the listener and is often classed as miscellaneous noise.