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BINARY SYMMETRIC CHANNEL [1 record]

Record 1 2024-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Telecommunications
DEF

A channel that is designed to convey messages consisting of binary characters and that has the property that the conditional probabilities of changing any one character to the other character are equal. [Definition officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

symmetric binary channel: term standardized by ISO; officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Télécommunications
DEF

Voie destinée à la transmission de messages composés de caractères binaires et dont les propriétés sont telles que les probabilités conditionnelles de changement de l'un des caractères en l'autre sont égales. [DÉfinition uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

voie binaire symétrique : terme normalisé par l'ISO; uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
  • Telecomunicaciones
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