frame
frame
1. The total amount of information presented on a display at any one time.
2. A single message or packet on a data link using a data link control protocol such as HDLC, ADCCP, etc. The frame is the unit of error detection, retransmission, etc. A special pattern of bits – a flag – marks the beginning and ending of the frame. In the HDLC protocol, a flag is the 8-bit sequence 01111110
that when followed by any sequence of bits other than another flag denotes the beginning of a frame of data; the flag is maintained as a unique synchronizing sequence of bits since the rules of the protocol require that a 0 is automatically inserted by the sending equipment whenever it detects the presence of five 1s in the input data stream.
3. In general, a complete or self-identifying message in a data communication system.
4. A section of a recording on magnetic tape that comprises a single bit in each track.
5. See frames.
1. The total amount of information presented on a display at any one time.
2. A single message or packet on a data link using a data link control protocol such as HDLC, ADCCP, etc. The frame is the unit of error detection, retransmission, etc. A special pattern of bits – a flag – marks the beginning and ending of the frame. In the HDLC protocol, a flag is the 8-bit sequence 01111110
that when followed by any sequence of bits other than another flag denotes the beginning of a frame of data; the flag is maintained as a unique synchronizing sequence of bits since the rules of the protocol require that a 0 is automatically inserted by the sending equipment whenever it detects the presence of five 1s in the input data stream.
3. In general, a complete or self-identifying message in a data communication system.
4. A section of a recording on magnetic tape that comprises a single bit in each track.
5. See frames.
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