A data connection is asymmetric when upstream and downstream transmission speeds are substantially different Some cable modem providers offer highly asymmetric service, where downstream speeds are much greater than upstream, in attempts to discourage telecommuting and home office uses of the network Slow upstream connections limit the ability of the public to author Internet content, rather than merely consume it
Different or uneven speeds by direction The faster direction is called the main channel while the slower direction is the back channel
No recognizable pattern or proportion In public key cryptography, an assymetric set of keys leaves no sensible way of associating them
To use the principle of informal, not formal balance A garment may be on one shoulder or draped to one side First introduced in the 1920's by Madeleine Vionnet of Paris
Not similar in size, shape, form or arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a line, point or plane
A term used to explain the offset current waveform that can occur when a fault is initiated; the composite quantity of the transient current (dc component) and the steady state current (ac component); usually considered to be 1 6 times the symmetric for most electrical distribution systems
Faster in one direction than the other The faster direction is called the main channel and the slower direction is referred to as the back channel
This refers to data transmission where the upstream and downstream speeds are different Typically, the downstream speeds are much greater than the upstream speeds Contrast with symmetric Related terms: Data, Symmetric, Downstream, Upstream
Refers to a data connection where upstream and downstream transmission speeds are substantially different Local broadband operators generally provide asymmetric services with upstream speeds about half of downstream speeds
Not symmetric, i e , unbalanced An asymmetric telecom channel has more bandwidth (i e speed) in one direction than in the other There are reasons for this, for example, your PC receives more off the Internet than it sends