Serialization is the conversion of information into a standard form that can be used to communicate that information. Network protocols typically specify the serialization to be used.
Serialization is the conversion of information into a standard form that can be used to communicate that information. Network protocols typically specify the serialization to be used.
For example the Bitcoin network has a specific binary serialization for block and transaction data that is sent between Bitcoin nodes and which becomes part of the blockchain. This serialization includes, for example, the use of Big-endian unsigned integers and a special compact-integer that stores integers as a variable-length data item.
