GMSK (Gaussian Minimum-Shift Keying)

A modulation technique that is a variant of frequency

shift keying (FSK) in which the signal is smoothed with a low-pass Gaussian filter before being placed on the carrier. This process reduces the spectral width and minimizes co-channel interference. GMSK is

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• OC-48
• OC-48
• OCC (Other Common Carrier)
• OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
• OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
• OC (Optical Carrier)
• octet
• octothorpe
• OD (Outside Diameter)
• ODU (Optical Data Unit)
• OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)
• OEO (Optical-Electrical-Optical)
• OFC (Optical Fiber, Conductive)
• OFCP (Optical Fiber, Conductive, Plenum)
• OFCR (Optical Fiber, Conductive, Riser)
• OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing)
• offered load
• off-hook
• off-hook voice announce
• off-premises extension (OPX)
• off-premises station (OPS)
• offset quadrature phase shift keying (OQPSK)
• offshoring
• OFN (Optical Fiber, Nonconductive)
• OFNP (Optical Fiber, Nonconductive, Plenum)