Meanings
- not comparableInvolving or supporting more than one protocol.
Unlike earlier generation units, new multiprotocol terminals can, under user control, “talk” in any communications protocol.
1982, Digital Design, volume 12, page 622 more examples
In a business environment that may require communications between the IBM PC and devices or host computers in a variety of protocols, a multiprotocol communications capability may be advantageous.
1987, Larry E. Jordan, Communications and Networking for the IBM Pc and Compatibles, page 111As a result of these efforts, multiprotocol lambda switching (MPLmS) and, more recently, generalized multiprotocol label switching (G-MPLS) have been proposed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as the control plane for dynamic provisioning and restoration of lightpaths in optical networks.
2004, Jun Zheng, Optical WDM Networks: Concepts and Design Principles, page 211
Origin
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