Tuesday, October 8, 2019

DCN | Lecture 3 | Effectiveness of Data Communication System

The effectiveness of a data communications system depends on four fundamental characteristics :-
Effectiveness of Data Communication System


1. Delivery :-The system must deliver data to the correct destination. Data must be received 
by the intended device or user and only by that device or user.

2. Accuracy :- The system must deliver the data accurately. Data that have been altered 
in transmission and left uncorrected are unusable.

3. Timeliness :- The system must deliver data in a timely manner. Data delivered late are 
useless. In the case of video and audio, timely delivery means delivering data as they 
are produced, in the same order that they are produced, and without significant delay. This 
kind of delivery is called real-time transmission.

4. Jitter :- Jitter refers to the variation in the packet arrival time. It is the uneven delay 

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