block coding

block coding definition - telecom
A method in which a block of data bits is mapped into a block (often slightly larger) of signaling bits prior to transmission.Advantages of block coding include electrical balance, error detection, and synchronization See also 4B/5B, 64B/66B, 8B/10B, balanced, block, data, error control, signaling, and synchronization.

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

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.