TECHNICAL BRIEFING: Acceptability of transmission errors in on‐line systems
A.E. Cawkell
(The author is Director of Research at the Institute for Scientific Information, 132 High Street, Uxbridge, Middx. UB8 1DP, England.)
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Abstract
The basic reasons for data transmission errors are described and a distinction between baud and bit/s is drawn. Examples of error detection/correction methods are given; in their absence the recipient's ability to detect errors depends upon redundancy in the message. It is suggested that since such methods are not normally used in on‐line access to data bases, error rates typic‐ally encountered may be unacceptable when accessing nonredundant data for which accuracy is vital.
Citation
Cawkell, A.E. (1977), "TECHNICAL BRIEFING: Acceptability of transmission errors in on‐line systems", Online Review, Vol. 1 No. 4, pp. 318-320. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb023959
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1977, MCB UP Limited