A SOLID STATE BUFFER-MEMORY SYSTEM TO HANDLE RANDOMLY TRANSMITTED INFORMATION

Abstract

The digital data handling section in a West Ford receiver system performs the specific functions of temporarily storing and then transferring error and certain special data to a high speed magnetic tape unit for ultimate computer data processing. A fixed 16-bit binary word is repeatedly transmitted over the dipole channel. The returning bits of information are sequentially compared for errors with reproductions of the transmitted word. Discrepancies between the transmitted and received bits thus derived by comparison are assembled for subsequent storage and recording. In addition to the error word just mentioned, three other word types --parameter, measurement and radar, each containing 96 bits of information pertinent to other aspects of the communication experiment, are also assembled for processing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 1962
Accession Number
AD0273785

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  • Richard M. Horowitz

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  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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