Group 3


Group 3

(protocol, compression)(G3) The CCITT fax protocol whichuses data compression and allows a variety of file types(e.g. electronic mail, pictures, PostScript) to betransmitted over analogue telephone lines.

The Group 3 protocol was published by CCITT in 1993. Fulldetails of the protocol are available from ITU-T.

See also Group 4.