In the reception of framed
data
Data ( , ) are a collection of discrete or continuous values that convey information, describing the quantity, quality, fact, statistics, other basic units of meaning, or simply sequences of symbols that may be further interpreted for ...
, a frame slip is the loss of
synchronization
Synchronization is the coordination of events to operate a system in unison. For example, the Conductor (music), conductor of an orchestra keeps the orchestra synchronized or ''in time''. Systems that operate with all parts in synchrony are sa ...
between a received
frame
A frame is often a structural system that supports other components of a physical construction and/or steel frame that limits the construction's extent.
Frame and FRAME may also refer to:
Physical objects
In building construction
*Framing (con ...
and the receiver
clock signal
In electronics and especially synchronous digital circuits, a clock signal (historically also known as ''logic beat'') is an electronic logic signal (voltage or current) which oscillates between a high and a low state at a constant frequency and ...
, causing a frame misalignment
event
Event may refer to:
Gatherings of people
* Ceremony, an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion
* Convention (meeting), a gathering of individuals engaged in some common interest
* Event management, the organization of eve ...
, and resulting in the loss of the data contained in the received frame.
A frame
slip
Slip or The Slip may refer to:
* Slip (clothing), an underdress or underskirt
Music
* The Slip (band), a rock band
* ''Slip'' (album), a 1993 album by the band Quicksand
* ''The Slip'' (album) (2008), a.k.a. Halo 27, the seventh studio al ...
should not be confused with a dropped frame where synchronization is not lost, as in the case of
buffer overflow, for example.
References
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Synchronization
Data transmission
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