Isochronous media access controller (I-MAC) is a
media access control
In IEEE 802 LAN/MAN standards, the medium access control (MAC, also called media access control) sublayer is the layer that controls the hardware responsible for interaction with the wired, optical or wireless transmission medium. The MAC subla ...
whereby data must be transferred
isochronously—in other words, the data must be transmitted at a steady rate, without interruption.
Media access control
Telecommunications equipment
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