Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Dispersion-limited operation: Operation of a communications link in which signal waveform degradation attributable to the dispersive effects of the communications medium is the dominant mechanism that limits link performance. Note 1: The amount of allowable degradation is dependent on the quality of the receiver. Note 2: In fiber optic communications, "dispersion-limited operation" is often confused with "distortion-limited operation." Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.