Packet Radio

Packet radio is a form of packet switching technology used to transmit digital data via radio or wireless communications links. It uses the same concepts of data transmission via Datagram that are fundamental to communications via the Internet, as opposed to the older techniques used by dedicated or switched circuits.

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Famous quotes containing the words packet and/or radio:

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    With a packet on his back,
    And when the ship began to move
    The captain said, Quack! Quack!”
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    The captured fume of space foams in our ears—”
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