Isochronous
<communications> /i:-sok'rn-*s/ A form of data transmission that guarantees to provide a certain minimum
data rate, as required for time-dependent data such as video or
audio.
Isochronous transmission transmits asynchronous data over a synchronous data link so that individual characters are only separated by a whole number of bit-length intervals.
This is in contrast to
asynchronous transmission, in which the characters may be separated by arbitrary intervals, and with
synchronous transmission [which does what?].
Asynchronous Transfer Mode and
High Performance Serial Bus can provide isochronous service.
Compare:
plesiochronous.
[ANIXTER, LAN Magazine 7.93]
[Better explanation?]
