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Article #313Re: v42bis/SLIP - was (Re: Boycott on Unisys still effective)
From: Keith Stone
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 22:34
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 22:34
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In article <hbaker-0901951859000001@192.0.2.1>, hbaker@netcom.com (Henry Baker) wrote: > > Well, I use v42bis over SLIP and it doubles throughput pretty much > > as one would expect (14.4K modems, driven at both ends at 38.4K). > > I find this hard to believe. Have you actually measured FTP throughput > of an ascii file at >3,000 characters per second? > > I found that compression actually slowed down my SLIP connection, or > at best made it about the same. The problem was the delays involved > started screwing up retransmissions, etc. I have, I've seen FTP throughput of ASCII files > 4000cps on a v.32bis/v.42bis connection. This was via a Netblazer connection, not via Internet connection, since net delays can greatly reduce throughput for any connection. This compares to 1200cps max for binary files on the same connection. -- --------- Keith Stone | Voice: (910) 777-0511 |\\\ ///| Crewstone Consulting ltd. | FAX: (910) 777-1191 |/// \\\| 1001 South Marshall Suite 118 | "Beware of geeks bearing --------- Winston-Salem, NC 27101 | GIFs"
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