Re: 28.8 modem x 2 = 57.6k????

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From: Ron Parker
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 19:04

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davidsen@tmr.com (bill davidsen) wrote:

>In article <4djuqb$rk3@hermes.oc.com>,
>Dimitri Prado <dprado@fastlane.com.br> wrote:

>| a 56K line is sync while your 2 x 28K is async plus I would think you
>| get twice the protocol overhead on a twin slip line (not sure about
>| this last statement).

>Nope. 28.8k is the speed between modems. Using V.42 error correction
>the link is run sync with some slight overhead. Figure 8.3 bits/byte
>as a rule of thumb. As long as the DTE is run at a high speed with
>flow control, say 38.4k or faster, no problem getting 3450 cps out
>of the DTE end.

>And no, overhead for dual modem connections is about the same as
>single, since it's per packet and the number of packets doesn't
>change.
>--
>	-bill davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com)
>"Anarchy does not scale well."  -Dave Welch

Sorry, I think I missed the beginning of this. Are you talking about
running simultaneous PPP connections over two modems on the same
computer?
--
Ron Parker - Brazosport College, Lake Jackson, Texas
Voice: (409) 266-3480   FAX: (409) 265-2944

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From: rparker@brazosport.cc.tx.us (Ron Parker)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.networking,comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: 28.8 modem x 2 = 57.6k????
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 19:04:09 GMT
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