Which mechanism critically limits signal propagation speed in high-frequency transmission lines?

💡 Explanation

When signal frequency increases, each propagated pulse overlaps temporally with neighboring pulses via inter-symbol interference because dispersion and reflections degrade the signal shape, limiting how tightly signals can be spaced. Therefore ISI limits propagation speed, rather than skin effect, hysteresis, or radiation, which impose resistive and radiative losses.

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