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8B/10B encoding
Last modified: Thursday, November 01, 2007
When transmitting data, 8B/10B encoding refers to the
algorithm for encoding the data for transmission
where each eight-bit data byte is converted to a 10-bit transmission character.
8B/10B encoding supports continuous transmission and detects single bit
transmission errors. This transmission encoding is used in a number of
communications technologies including Serial ATA ,
Fibre Channel, ESCON,
InfiniBand and
Gigabit Ethernet.
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