A new type of laser-pointing platform, developed at MIT, Cambridge, Ma, US, may help launch miniature satellites into the high-rate data game. CubeSats have become game-changers in satellite ...

Packet switching is a network transmission method that sees data sent in small blocks called packets rather than as a continuous stream. Sending data in this way helps to improve the robustness and ...

In the last newsletter, we continued a discussion of discarding voice vs. data packets. This time we’ll continue that discussion with a proposal for how data transmission could be greatly enhanced by ...

The UART, or universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter, is one of the most used device-to-device communication protocols. This article shows how to use a UART as a hardware communication protocol by ...

One frame in a packet-switched message. Most data communications is based on dividing the transmitted message into packets. For example, an Ethernet packet can be from 64 to 1,518 bytes in length.

WLAN is the most-used data-transmission method in industry, but it poses some limitations and security risks. Li-Fi technology, the transmission of data via light, could now offer a safe alternative.

Researchers have developed a low-cost visible light communication (VLC) system using commercially available hardware that ...

In the world of Linux networking, protocols play a crucial role in enabling seamless communication between devices. Whether you're browsing the internet, streaming videos, or troubleshooting network ...

The Internet transmits data to and from computers and networks via packets. The term "packet loss" describes the event in which a data packet fails to reach its destination. Organizations that are ...