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- From: davidg@aegis.or.jp (Dave McLane)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: fax throughput
- Message-ID: <2652@aegis.or.jp>
- Date: 12 Sep 92 08:32:24 GMT
- References: <7#wn45p.wolfgang@netcom.com>
- Organization: Aegis Society, Kyoto Japan
- Lines: 47
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- wolfgang@netcom.com (Wolfgang Henke) writes:
-
- >A DosFax cover page (appended) takes 34 seconds to transmit locally and
- >36 seconds to transmit from California to Japan using 100x200 standard
- >resolution with a Digicom Scout+ modem. The file has a length of 1511
- >bytes when stored in ASCII. So the throughput is 42 cps. The total time
- >off-hook was 40 seconds for the local call and 44 seconds for the
- >trans-Pacific call.
-
- Hold on. I'm going to guess that 40/44 seconds included the time to
- get a CONNECT. I think it's more meaningful to separate the time
- from off-hook (on receiving side) to CONNECT from the CONNECT to
- on-hook. This gives better estimates for multiple pages.
-
- >Although the data rate is low, for small textfiles, which need to be
- >read only, it may still be advantageous since the V.32bis negotiation,
- >the logon procedure and then the file transfer in data mode at maybe
- >1000 cps may still take about the same total time.
-
- The connect time for v32bis is pretty long with lots of sqwaking
- going on but I think the same thing applies: you take the time
- from off-hook until you a prompt as the overhead, and then
- take the time to transfer data. For UUCP links there is a third
- factor which is the number of separate files that are transferred.
-
- Here's the forumla: I use:
-
- Connect-login-overhead +
- Number-of-files X Overhead/file +
- Total-bytes / CPS
-
- This gives estimates that are within ~10% of real world events
- and the real event is how long you are paying for offhook time
- compared to the number of bytes you can transfer.
-
- >Here is the DosFax cover page I sent for this test:
-
- [* omitted *]
-
- Came through very nicely.
-
- Dave
-
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