Data stream

This article is about the more general meaning of the term "data stream". For the UK-specific DSL technology, see Datastream.

In Connection-oriented communication, a data stream is a sequence of digitally encoded coherent signals (packets of data or data packets) used to transmit or receive information that is in the process of being transmitted.[1]

Formal definition

In a formal way, a data stream is any ordered pair ( s, \Delta ) where:

  1. s is a sequence of tuples and
  2. \Delta is a sequence of positive real time intervals.

References

  1. ↑ Federal Standard 1037C data stream


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