Bit-oriented protocol

Bit-oriented protocol is a communications protocol that sees the transmitted data as an opaque stream of bits with no semantics, or meaning. Control codes are defined in terms of bit sequences instead of characters. Bit oriented protocol can transfer data frames regardless of frame contents.

See also

• Bit level device
• Byte-oriented protocol

References

• Linktionary page for bit-oriented protocol
• Bit-oriented protocol in Hifn glossary

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