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serial transmission
The transfer of data characters one bit at a time, sequentially, using a
single electrical path. See Parallel Transmission.
software flow
control
A form of flow control that uses XON and XOFF characters to start and
stop the flow of data.
start bit
The signaling bit attached to the beginning of each character before
characters are transmitted during Asynchronous Transmission.
stop bit
The signaling bit attached to the end of each character before
characters are transmitted during Asynchronous Transmission.
SDLC
See Synchronous Data Link Control
S-register
An area of NVRAM that is used to store a setting.
switch
See central office switch.
Synchronous Data
Link Control (SDLC)
A protocol developed by IBM for software applications and
communicating devices operating in IBM's Systems Network
Architecture (SNA). The protocol defines operations at the link level of
communications, for example, the format of data frames exchange
between modems over a phone line. See BISYNC, Protocol, HDLC.
synchronous transmission
A form of transmission in which blocks of data are sent at strictly timed
intervals. Because the timing is uniform, no Start or Stop bits are
required. Compare Asynchronous Transmission.
Some mainframes only support synchronous communications unless
their owners have installed a synchronous adapter and appropriate
software.
terminal
A device whose keyboard and display are used for sending and
receiving data over a communications link. Differs from a
microcomputer in that it has no internal processing capabilities. Used to
enter data into or retrieve processed data from a system or network.
terminal mode
An operational mode required for microcomputers to transmit data. In
Terminal mode the computer acts as if it were a standard terminal such
as a teletypewriter, rather than a data processor. Keyboard entries go
directly to the modem, whether the entry is a modem command or
data to be transmitted over the phone lines. Received data is output
directly to the screen. The more popular communications software
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