bit-oriented protocol


bit-oriented protocol

[¦bit ‚ȯr·ē‚ent·əd ′prōd·ə‚kȯl] (communications) A communications protocol in which individual bits within a byte are used as control codes.

bit-oriented protocol

A communications protocol that uses individual bits within the byte as control codes, such as IBM's SDLC. Contrast with byte-oriented protocol.