Communication between remotely located digital computers
G. F. Grondin, F. P. Forbath · 1958
The usefulness of complex data-processing centers can be increased by rapid and accurate communication between remote locations. The problems encountered in the data transfer are not new to the communicator; however, the familiar characteristics of the communications link assume increased significance when the digital nature of the data, the high information rate and the required degree of accuracy are considered. The stringent requirements demand that the communication system place special emphasis on providing maximum utilization of channel capacity, on minimizing the raw error rate, and on using special coding techniques to achieve unprecedented error detection.