BERT

Also known as: Bit Error Rate Test

Bit Error Rate Test (BERT) is a device or test used to determine the Bit Error Rate for a particular transmission.

The test is used to discover how many received bits of data were in error, as a ratio of the total number of bits received. The result is usually a very small number, typically one in a billion (or 10 to the power minus 9).

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Last updated 30th January 2008, 14:39 GMT