rajeev kumar

• Feb 7th, 2007

 

There are two types of devices that can communicate over a serial interface:
DCE and DTE.

A DCE provides a physical connection to a network and forwards traffic.

A DTE connects to a network through a DCE device.

Typically, a DTE device is connected to a DCE device (or vice versa) rather than another DTE device.

bashwin.87

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• Feb 12th, 2007

 

u can think DCE as a modem & DTE as a system

yogeshforever

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• Aug 4th, 2007

 

DCE stannds for data communication end. In compouter? world? a modem is a DCE device.
DTE stands for data terminal equipment. It serves as the originators and receptors of the digital communication.



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