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- From: estarry@oro.net (Ed Starry)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: To V42Bis or not to V42Bis??
- Date: Sat, 03 Feb 1996 21:22:27 GMT
- Organization: "oronet, Penn Valley, CA"
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- millevil@acsu.buffalo.edu (Andrew Milleville) wrote about {Re: To V42Bis or
- not to V42Bis??} in 'comp.dcom.modems'...
-
- ~: ~ I find that at 28.8 connections I get faster CPS rates with it off.
- ~: ~ Does this make any sense?
- ================================
-
- ~: Yes. With compression 'Off' the data stream is slow enough to cross the
- ~: serial port without errors. With compression 'On' the extra amount of data
- ~: that's decompressed within your modem is too much for the serial port to
- ~: handle, there are errors and retries are necessary. Retries slow down CPS
- ~: rates.
- ================================
-
- ~I think what you're trying to say is, with compression on, and while
- ~you're transferring pre-compressed files, it will do you no
- ~good. Compressed files are notrious for not compressing very well. In
- ~fact, the extra overhead involved in compressing files can slow down
- ~your throughput.
-
- ~It has nothing to do with serial port speed.
- ===================================
-
- I said exactly what I meant. With a 28.8 modem and V.42bis 'Off' the maximum
- throughput will never exceed 2,880 CPS! Data can cross the 'serial port'
- error free at this rate with almost any 28.8 modem, even under the most
- adverse of conditions.
-
- With V.42bis 'On' the 'Expanded Data throughput rates' can easily exceed
- 7,000 CPS! Many 'serial ports' do poorly (die) at these rates, therefore
- forcing retries. The more retries the slower the CPS rate becomes. Obviously
- this person is experiencing so many retries the true CPS data throughput
- crossing the 'serial port' is dropping below the rate of V.42bis 'Off'.
- ====
-
- ~the extra overhead involved in compressing files can slow down
- ~your throughput.
-
- If you really believe this you had better get your calculator fixed. When I
- see 7,000 CPS throughput rates I don't care how much 'extra overhead' there
- is, 7,000 is 7,000! I always thought 7,000 CPS was faster than 2,880 CPS?
-
- Ed..
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