Jump to content

Packet assembler/disassembler

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 212.205.172.6 (talk) at 12:06, 13 September 2005. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

A Packet Assembler/Disasembler (or PAD for short) is a device which handles the packet assembly in a packet switched network. PADs are extremely flexible devices; they handle to configure a computer's port to suit a special equipment, both as to speed and screen addressing, rather like a Bulletin Board System (BBS). To be accurate, it is the BBS which mimics the PAD.

Computer users usually use a PAD when they own a terminal without packet-creating capabilities, and connect to a special PSS facility which handles the packet assembly for him.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Packet_assembler/disassembler&oldid=23161158"