byte-oriented protocol


byte-oriented protocol

[¦bīt ‚ȯr·ē‚ent·əd ′prōd·ə‚kȯl] (computer science) A communications protocol in which full bytes are used as control codes. Also known as character-oriented protocol.

byte-oriented protocol

A communications protocol that uses control codes made up of full bytes. The bisynchronous protocols used by IBM and other vendors are examples. Contrast with bit-oriented protocol.