Data stream

In connection-oriented communication, a data stream is a sequence of digitally encoded coherent signals (packets of data or data packets) used to transmit or receive information that is in the process of being transmitted.^[1]

Formal definition

In a formal way, a data stream is any ordered pair $(s,\Delta )$ where:

$s$ is a sequence of tuples and
$\Delta$ is a sequence of positive real time intervals.

References

↑ Federal Standard 1037C data stream

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