bit transparent

bit transparent definition - telecom
Referring to a network component that simply acts upon bits, with no knowledge of, or concern for, the higher level content. Components at the Physical Layer are bit transparent, with examples being E-carrier, Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH), Synchronous Optical Network (SONET), and T-carrier. See also bit, E-carrier, Physical Layer, SDH, SONET, and T-carrier.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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