<s>
X.3	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
ITU-T	O
standard	O
indicating	O
what	O
functions	O
are	O
to	O
be	O
performed	O
by	O
a	O
Packet	B-Protocol
Assembler/Disassembler	I-Protocol
(	O
PAD	O
)	O
when	O
connecting	O
character-mode	O
data	B-General_Concept
terminal	I-General_Concept
equipment	O
(	O
DTE	O
)	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
computer	B-General_Concept
terminal	I-General_Concept
,	O
to	O
a	O
packet	B-Protocol
switched	I-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
such	O
as	O
an	O
X.25	B-Protocol
network	O
,	O
and	O
specifying	O
the	O
parameters	O
that	O
control	O
this	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
is	O
list	O
of	O
X.3	B-Protocol
parameters	O
associated	O
with	O
a	O
PAD	O
:	O
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