电子信息类专业英语（西电第二版）Unit 8 Telecommunications.pptVIP

　　A cable interface, as the name indicates, connects a device to a cable. It converts the transmitted signals from the form required by the device to the form required by the cable. Most cable interfaces are also an integral element of the sending device. 　　A modem converts digital signals to and from the modulated form required by the telephone line to the demodulated form that the device itself requires. Modems transmit data through a telephone line at various speeds, which are measures in bits per second (bps) or as signals per second?(baud). Modems can be either integral or external units.