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- From: floyd@hayes.ims.alaska.edu (Floyd Davidson)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Serial and Parallel interface ??????
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- Date: 26 Jul 92 10:00:22 GMT
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- In article <clemon.08kw@lemsys.UUCP> clemon@lemsys.UUCP (Craig Lemon VE3XCL) writes:
- >
- > OK. Granted, serial links can be fast once you start shielding the
- >path. You can only go so fast on a serial line before the frequency of the
- >bits reaches RF range and cable losses on a normal "twisted pair" become
- >significant.
-
- It isn't shielding that does it, but using a transmission line
- rather than an extended piece of hook up wire. RS-232 uses single
- ended (usually non-shielded) extended lengths of hookup wire. The
- transmission line characteristics are fairly poor. Either twisted
- pair or coaxial line will greatly enhance the results.
-
- Most of the higher bit rate serial line transmission systems used
- by the telephone company are run over "normal twisted pair" cables.
-
- > I think the point of the debate centers more around looking
- >for a standard solution to replace RS-232C as opposed to arguing actual
- >serial vs. parallel concepts.
-
- The original question was how to speed up modems and why not use
- a parallel interface. Simple, it won't make anything any faster.
-
- Your point about replacing RS-232C is a very valid question, and
- one not nearly as easy to answer. I see two very likely possible
- interfaces ISDN PRI or BRI. Or maybe even a T1 span line interface.
- But none of those are going to interface to modems as such in the
- way you know them now (digital to analog devices). They will be
- a different kind of "modem" (calling a format conversion device
- a modem can start religious wars, so I will put quotes around it!),
- and the current variation is a CSU/DSU device in the commercial
- world. Probably when there is a comsumer device it will have a
- different name, but it will interface your digital device to
- the telco's digital transmission system in use on your local
- telephone line.
-
- There are many other likely scenerios.
-
- > For simple things like losses in cabling
- >that I mentioned earlier, the frequencies involved in a parallel bus are
- >at least 1/8th what they would be in a serial environment. That is
- >something to consider that is totally separate from servicing the data
- >stream at the terminal.
-
- In most cases all you would get is an 8 times as expensive interface
- that is just as restricted as the serial interface would be by the
- same external influence that has nothing to do with the interface...
- (for instance the telephone line).
-
- Floyd
-