Glossary of Data Communications Terms

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Term: Basic Encoding Rules (BER)
Definition: Standard rules for encoding data units described in ASN.1. Sometimes incorrectly lumped under the term ASN.1, which properly refers only to the abstract syntax description language, not the encoding technique. See also: Abstract Syntax Notation One. [Source: NNSC]

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