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- From: dale@giskard.demon.co.uk (Dale Shuttleworth)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Astounding high CPS rate!
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 19:13:07 GMT
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- Hi,
-
- Ed Starry (estarry@oro.net) wrote:
- : armhead@infinet.com (Bob Selfinger) wrote about {Astounding high CPS rate!}
- : in 'comp.dcom.modems'...
- :
- : ~ I have just gotten some dl's in the range of 1800-2100!
- : ~ I never got that, even before the noise. It is not the files
- : ~ being compressable or anything like that. They were all zip
- : ~ files from various sources.
-
- [...]
-
- : For properly configured modems compression of <*.zip> files is no big deal.
- : Actually, zip file transfers of only 2,100 cps is slow for a 14.4!
-
- This is not usually the case. If the ZIP files were perfectly compressed,
- you would never exceed around 1750 bytes/sec. ZIP files are never quite
- perfectly compressed however (I don't think ZIP compresses the file
- directory for example) and sometimes V42bis can perform enough compression
- to allow *slightly* higher rates. I would not expect to see speeds much
- greater than 2000 bytes/sec for normal ZIP files. Note that it is
- possible to ZIP files together *without* compressing them, in this case
- any speed from 1750 bytes/sec up to the limit imposed by the serial port
- speed is possible.
-
- : Most, if not all, BBS's & ISP's 'Do Not' have compression enabled. It takes
- : *TWO* properly configured modems and with a BBS on one end you will never
- : see true high speed compression. Not knowing exactly what your set-up is
- : there's a high probability you've inadvertently stumbled onto what most
- : people believe to be impossible, 'Zip files ARE compressible!'
-
- Since most modems come pre-configured for compression and there is no
- advantage in turning it off, most BBSs *do* support compression (except
- the odd one which mistakenly configures the serial port speed to follow
- the modem bit rate).
-
- I agree, ZIP files are compressible, you can probably compress them by
- a maximum of about 5% in normal circumstances. If you are claiming
- more, a lot of people will be along shortly offering you phenominal
- amounts of money for the technology to do it.
-
- : If you have
- : 16550 UART's and are able to set the TxFIFOBuffer to 16 give it a try, now
- : send to yourself on the other PC. Depending on your modems capabilities and
- : their configuration you could see rates of 5,000 cps, or higher, for <*.zip>
- : files!
-
- Changing the TxFIFOBuffer settings cannot enhance the speed at which the
- modems transmit data. If you are having problems with "overruns" then
- you may be able to solve it by changing the FIFO settings, but this
- cannot give you better performance than a carefully tuned system using
- 8250 or 16450 UARTS.
-
- : Incidentally, internal modems are 'usually' better at compression than
- : externals. Not because of the 16550 but because internal modems buffer the
- : UART via 'Additional RAM'. An external modem has 'Zero RAM' unless using a
- : Hayes ESP card. LAPM modems are better than MNP, higher compression ratios.
-
- Internal modems may be able to achieve higher transmission rates with
- compression enabled since it is possible to send data to the modem at
- a higher speed than the 11520 bytes/sec which most externals are
- "limited" to (due to the 115200bps serial port speed). If you are
- benefiting from this, I would suggest that you compress your data before
- sending it - using PKZIP, gzip or similar to compress the file(s) before
- you send them will be far faster than relying on V42bis.
-
- Buffering the UART *will not* increase the speed at which data flows,
- unless you are experiencing overruns. The Hayes ESP card is not very
- useful unless you need to use high (>115200bps) serial port rates (a
- waste of time for most people), have a problem with overruns (which a
- 16550A will usually solve) or you are overly concerned about the load
- the serial port is placing on your system (most people won't notice
- the load imposed by a normal serial port so there is little benefit
- here).
-
- : When you have control of both modems transfer rates can be quite high.
- : Normally (99.94 % of the time) you only have control over one modem.
-
- Indeed, but if the person at the far end knows what they are doing,
- you should be able to get good performance (phone lines permitting).
-
- Dale.
-
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