Jump to content

Protocol-control information

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 213.253.39.122 (talk) at 23:57, 25 February 2002 (from Federal Standard 1037C). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

In telecommunication, the term protocol-control information has the following meanings:

1. The queries and replies among communications equipment to determine the respective capabilities of each end of the communications link.

2. For layered systems, information exchanged between entities of a given layer, via the service provided by the next lower layer, to coordinate their joint operation.

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Protocol-control_information&oldid=70874"