Interface between data terminal equipement (DTE) and data circuit-terminating equipment (DCE) for operation with packet-switched data communications networks
United States · 1986
Series of the National Bureau of Standards is the official publication relating to standards adopted and promulgated under the provi¬ sions of Public Law 89-306 (Brooks Act) and under Part 6 of Title 15, Code of Federal Regulations.These legislative and executive mandates have given the Secretary of Commerce important respon¬ sibilities for improving the utilization and management of computers and automatic data processing in the Federal Government.To carry out the Secretary's responsibilities, the NBS, through its Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology, provides leadership, technical guidance, and coordination of Government efforts in the development of guidelines and standards in these areas.