Telecommunication Buffer
A buffer routine or storage medium used in telecommunications compensates for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another.
Buffers are used for many purposes, such as
- interconnecting two digital circuits operating at different rates,
- holding data for use at a later time,
- allowing timing corrections to be made on a data stream,
- collecting binary data bits into groups that can then be operated on as a unit,
- delaying the transit time of a signal in order to allow other operations to occur.
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