6IEEE 1394 and Universal Serial Bus

Previous chapters have explained the basics of digital communication and illustrated concepts and implementations that have been proven over time. In Chapter 4, examples of communication techniques from the audio industry were then placed in the same context.

Both audio and computer communications technologies have advantages over the other, and one of the purposes of a book such as this is to compare and contrast the differences.

Broadly, audio communication interfaces have developed with a very stringent definition of the quality of data delivery that is required. Data communication interfaces, on the other hand, have developed with the ability to deliver data in a flexible and changing environment, with ...

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