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- From: paulvdg@inmind.com (Paul van de Graaf)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Astounding high CPS rate!
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 18:16:48 GMT
- Organization: The wiener police
- Message-ID: <4djh7h$69j@mujibur.inmind.com>
- References: <4cvsii$h0@horus.infinet.com> <4db4ra$56@hg.oro.net> <821827949snz@genesis.demon.co.uk>
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- Lawrence Kirby <fred@genesis.demon.co.uk> wrote:
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- >In article <4db4ra$56@hg.oro.net> estarry@oro.net "Ed Starry" writes:
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- >The raw bit rate of 14400bps corresponds to 14400/8 which is 1800cps
- >(assuming the usual 8 bit characters). With EC framing overhead the
- >actual maximum is about 1730cps (can't remember if that is for 128 or
- >256 byte packets). Anything above that means that either
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- Incorrect, 14400bps/10 is 1440cps. 8 bit characters are usually
- framed with a start bit and a stop bit, more if you are using parity.
- You therefore divide by 8+1+1 = 10.
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- >1. compression is enabled and you are passing compressible data, or
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- >2. The speed measurements or calculations are wrong.
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- I don't know what the story is, but something is fishy about these
- numbers. I don't particularly care what.
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- Paul van de Graaf
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