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BIT ERROR RATE [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2012-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
09.06.20 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

number of erroneous bits divided by the total number of bits transmitted, received, or processed over some stipulated period of time

OBS

bit error ratio; BER; bit error rate: terms, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-9:1995].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
09.06.20 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

rapport entre le nombre de bits erronés et le nombre total de bits émis, reçus ou traités durant une période déterminée

OBS

taux d'erreur binaire; taux d'erreur sur les bits; TEB : termes, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-9:1995].

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

The number of erroneous bits divided by the total number of bits transmitted, received, or processed over some stipulated period of time.

OBS

bit error ratio; BER; bit error rate: terms and abbreviation standardized by CSA International and ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission].

OBS

bit error rate; BER: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
DEF

Rapport entre le nombre de bits erronés et le nombre total de bits émis, reçus ou traités durant une période déterminée.

OBS

taux d'erreur binaire; taux d'erreur sur les bits; TEB : termes et abréviation normalisés par la CSA International et l'ISO/CEI [Commission électrotechnique internationale].

OBS

taux d'erreur sur les bits; BER : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

BER : acronyme spécifique à RADARSAT accepté par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale.

Spanish

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

Relación entre el número de bits erróneos recibidos y el número total de bits transmitidos.

OBS

Parámetro indicador de la calidad en transmisión de datos.

OBS

proporción de errores en los bits; BER: Término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 3 - external organization data 2009-08-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
01.02.41 (19762)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

ratio of the number of bits received in error to the total of bits transmitted, calculated by taking the number of erroneous bits divided by the total number of bits transmitted, received, or processed over some stipulated period of time

OBS

Adapted from ISO/IEC 2382-9, 09.06.20.

OBS

BER; bit error rate; data error rate: abbreviation, terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 19762-1:2008].

French

Spanish

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