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Record 1 1996-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Telecommunications Switching
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
DEF

A variation on X.25 packet-switching protocol in which data is bundled into equal-size cells.

OBS

fast packet-switching

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Électrotechnique
  • Commutation (Télécommunications)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
DEF

Technique de transmission dans laquelle on divise le message à transmettre en petits fragments de longueur fixe (cellules). Elle sous-tend les réseaux ATM.

Spanish

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