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Baseband Signals Are The Fundamental Group of Frequencies in An
Baseband Signals Are The Fundamental Group of Frequencies in An
or processed by an electronic circuit. Baseband signals can be composed of a single frequency or group of frequencies or in the digital domain composed of a data stream sent over an unmultiplexed channel. Examples of an analog baseband signal may be audio or composite video. Examples of a digital baseband signal may be Ethernet signals operating over a Local Area Network (LAN). Signals of a baseband nature often are modulated, or multiplexed, with other signals to form a composite signal. Sometimes, as in for example FM analog broadcasting, left and right channel audio signals are mixed to form a single channel (L+R) which is then modulated on the radio carrier but still considered the baseband of the composite FM signal. These same two channels are also subtracted (L-R) to form a difference channel which is modulated onto a subcarrier to minimize interference with the baseband. This modulated L-R or difference signal is considered a sideband. It may appear to be a conflicting definition, since sometimes a baseband signal is in itself a mixed signal. In reality, baseband is a term the meaning of which depends somewhat on the context of the statement. Another way of saying this is that mixing a baseband signal with a carrier signal normally results in a modulated signal which may or may not still be considered baseband, and that depends on what else is happening in the transmission envelope.