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- From: Ben@netsurf.dungeon.com (Ben Formesyn)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Analog vs Digital setup time
- Date: Sun, 07 Apr 1996 18:06:23 GMT
- Organization: RISC OS powered Acorn A310, at home.
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <19960407.180623.92@netusrf.demon.co.uk>
- References: <1996Mar26.165448.4010@picker.com> <4jp9o7$pin@romeo.logica.co.uk>
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- In message <4jp9o7$pin@romeo.logica.co.uk> Harvey Harrison wrote:
- > SYSNET@whqvax.picker.com (Leonard A. Visconti) wrote:
- >
- > >We are currently using 1-800 dialup to let our field engineers (FEs) access our
- > >service database. The FEs use 14.4 analog modems to access a bank of 14.4
- > >analog modems at our corporate site. Our tests show that the once the call
- > >connects, it takes about 20 seconds for the modems to negotiate before the
- > >login procedure can take place.
- >
- > >I am looking at replacing our modem bank at the corporate site with digital
- > >modems accessed directly through a T1.
- >
- > Assuming you are talking about ISDN, you will see connect times
- > anywhere between 2 and 15 seconds, depending on which TAs your
- > engineers use. Some products are noticably slower than others.
-
- If you haven't got much data to tranfer and are looking to minimise the time
- it takes the modems to negotiate the connection, how about disabling some
- features, or forcing connects at a lower speed? Your modem manufacturer (you
- don't say what make they are) may be able to help.
-
- Ben.
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