Kermit

<communications> A popular {packet-oriented} {protocol} from {Columbia University} for transferring {text files} and {binary files} on both {full-duplex} and {half-duplex} 8 bit
and 7-bit serial connections in a system- and medium-independent fashion, and implemented on hundreds of different computer and {operating system} {platforms}. On full-duplex connections a {sliding window} protocol with selective retransmission provides excellent performance and error recovery characteristics. On 7-bit connections, locking shifts provide efficient transfer of 8-bit data.

When properly implemented, as in the Columbia University Kermit Software collection, performance is equal to or better than other protocols such as {ZMODEM}, {YMODEM}, and {XMODEM}, especially on poor connections.

Kermit is an open protocol - anybody can base their own program on it, but some Kermit software and {source code} is {copyright} by Columbia University.

{Home ( http://www.columbia.edu/kermit )}.


Related terms: kernel, network, packets, modes