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ASYNCHRONOUS DATA TRANSMISSION [1 record]

Record 1 2009-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Data Transmission
DEF

Data transmission in which the start of each character or block of characters is arbitrary but, once started, the time of occurrence of each signal element has the same relationship to significant instants of a fixed time base.

OBS

The term is usually used in conjunction with modems.

OBS

asynchronous transmission: term and definition standardized by ISO; term standardized by CSA International.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Transmission de données
DEF

Transmission de données dans laquelle le début de chaque caractère ou bloc de caractères survient à un instant quelconque, mais où, après ce démarrage, chacun des éléments de signal survient en relation de phase constante avec les instants significatifs d'une base de temps fixe.

OBS

transmission asynchrome : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO et la CSA International.

OBS

transmission arythmique : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Transmisión de datos
DEF

Método de transferencia eléctrica de datos en el cual las unidades de envío y recepción están sincronizadas en cada carácter, o bloque pequeño de caracteres, generalmente mediante el uso de señales de inicio y parada.

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