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- CHAPTER 1
- INTRODUCTION
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- ADVANCED FEATURES
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- The USRobotics Courier HST modem represents powerful, advanced
- electronic design that gives you optimal speed and accuracy.
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- Trellis Coded Modulation
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- Trellis coded modulation is a convolutional coding technique that
- makes data transmission less vulnerable to errors caused by phone
- network impairments. It can tolerate twice the telephone channel
- noise power as conventional modulation (quadrature amplitude
- modulation, or QAM), so there are fewer error-control
- retransmissions. Trellis coded modulation is also less
- susceptible to impulse-type noise.
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- Asymmetrical Modulation
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- At top speed, data flows in one direction at 9600 bits per second
- and at 450 bits per second in the other. The modems
- automatically switch the high-speed channel on demand, i.e.,
- depending on which transmitter has the most data to transmit.
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- In practice, the modems seldom need to reverse channels, since
- the asymmetric design reflects typical communications sessions --
- brief messages typed at one end of the link, files sent from the
- other. The asymmetrical approach provides the most efficient and
- economical strategy for using ordinary phone channels at high
- speeds.
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- Error Control
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- The MNP protocol is a widely used, sophisticated method of
- ensuring data integrity at 2400 and 1200 bps. A USRobotics
- proprietary protocol similar to MNP is used at 9600, 7200 and
- 4800 bps. With error detection and retransmission of errored
- data blocks, plus flow control, you can be assured that your data
- is sent and received with reliability.
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- Data Compression/Throughput Gains
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- The Courier HST compresses data to pack more information into
- each second of your calls, enabling throughput of up to 19.2K
- bits per second. In addition, the implementation of larger data
- blocks eliminates much of the added overhead (protocol
- information) associated with less powerful error-control
- protocols.
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- Rate Selection/Flow Control
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- The Courier HST modem's flow control buffer allows you to set
- your computer/modem rate as high as 19.2k bits per second, for
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- even greater performance. Flow control settings protect
- transmissions from data loss.
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- Online Fallback/Fall Forward
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- During 9600-bps communications, if severe line impairments
- threaten the integrity of data transfer, the modems fall back and
- retrain at 7200 bps. If necessary, they fall back further to
- 4800 bps. As line improvements occur, the modems automatically
- shift up to the next higher speed.
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- Programmable Nonvolatile Memory
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- You can tailor your own default settings for the Courier HST and
- store them in nonvolatile random access memory (NRAM). Each time
- the computer is powered on, the modem operates at the settings
- you've specified.
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- Diagnostics
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- After each call, you can display a Link Diagnostics screen
- containing information about the call. Two S-Registers also
- store information on the reason for a call's disconnect.
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- Shorter Response Time
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- 9600-bps modems are generally most efficient for file transfers.
- You'll find that the Courier HST also offers faster response
- times during interactive sessions.
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- THE COURIER PRODUCT FAMILY
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- In addition to the Courier HST's new features, the modem
- incorporates the same popular capabilities of other products in
- the USRobotics Courier line:
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- Link Negotiation Fallback
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- The Courier HST automatically falls back to 2400, 1200, and 300
- bits per second, in both Originate and Answer Modes, to match a
- lower rate of a remote modem. You can optionally set local
- interface and link rates at fixed speeds.
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- Inactivity Timer
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- You can set the modem to automatically hang up after a specified
- number of minutes if there is no activity on the phone line.
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- Call Duration Reporting
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- The modem records the duration of your calls in hours, minutes,
- and seconds. This feature enables you to display and print an
- audit of your calling activities. You can optionally use the
- modem clock as a real-time clock.
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- Call Progress Detection
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- An optional set of result codes (screen messages) lets you know
- when a line is busy, a person rather than a modem has answered
- the phone, there is no dial tone, or the distant phone is
- ringing.
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- Modem Settings Display
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- On command, the modem displays its current settings, a handy way
- to check your transmission rate, S-registers and other
- operational controls.
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- HELP Screens
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- You can also display screens that summarize the command sets,
- Dial command options, and S-register functions.
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- Bottom Panel Reference
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- Operational summaries and other information are printed on the
- bottom of the modem case. A Dual In-Line Package (DIP) switch
- guide makes it easy to tailor the switch settings to your
- requirements.
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- Automated Redialing
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- You can put the modem into Repeat Mode to automatically redial if
- a previous dial attempt fails to connect. This is especially
- useful in dialing services whose lines are often busy.
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- Quote Mode
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- Set the modem to Quote Mode if you want it to dial an alphabetic
- "number," such as 800-"DIAL USR" (USRobotics' Sales Department).
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- Adaptive Dialing
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- You can set the modem to first try Touch-Tone dialing. If tone
- dialing doesn't work on the line, the modem automatically
- switches to the slower type, pulse (rotary).
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- Automatic Retraining
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- Retraining (a resynchronization with the remote modem) occurs if
- the modem detects line disturbances that might affect data
- reliability. Retraining occurs at 9600 and 2400 bps. (Appendix
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- COURIER HST COMPATIBILITY
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- The Courier HST offers upgrading to 9600 bps while maintaining
- compatibility with most installed 2400/1200/300 bps, dial-up
- modems and existing software. Its compatibility features include
- the following:
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- o Can be used with any computer or terminal that is
- compatible with the RS-232C standard interface.
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- o Can be used with any computer or terminal that uses
- ASCII, the standard character code supported by most
- equipment manufacturers.
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- o Connects with any modem whose signal scheme is
- compatible with the following standards at the given
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- 300 bps Bell 103
- 1200 bps Bell 212A
- 2400 bps V.22bis
- 9600 bps USR-HST
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- o Uses the HST error control protocol at 9600 bps and the
- MNP error control protocol, Service Levels 1-5, at 2400
- and 1200 bps.
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- o Is fully FCC-certified for the uses described in this
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