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- From: belle@hardy.u.washington.edu (E Bell)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: 14.4Kbps Modems and Procomm+
- Message-ID: <1992Nov9.172831.25673@u.washington.edu>
- Date: 9 Nov 92 17:28:31 GMT
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- >>>husc10.harvard.edu!jiu1@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU writes:
- >>>>I just "discovered" that my copy of procomm plus does not support
- >>>>14.4K bps communication speed. After 2,400 come 4,800, 9,600,
- >>>>192,000 etc. Does this mean one can't use 14.4K modems? How about
- >>>>the Windows version?
-
- [DELETED] Various responses about setting communication rates
-
- If I'm not mistaken, this question is motivated by a misunderstanding
- of the relationship between the computer-modem communication rate and the
- modem-modem communication rate under v42bis compression. Definitely FAQ
- material.
-
- The 14.4K bps rate refers to the rate between the modems. Since this *may*
- be compressed data, the data rate between the computer and the modem has to
- be higher in order to realize the higher throughput offered by compression.
- Since the compression is not constant, one cannot compute a-priori the
- proper rate between the computer and the modem. In addition, the modems may
- need to retransmit packets in order to correct errors caused in the phone
- line. Both of these problems require some sort of flow-control between
- the computer and the modem.
-
- Flow-control, which was previously unnecessary because the computer-modem
- rate was set equal to the modem-modem rate, is now performed using the
- hardware hand-shaking signals offered by RS-232. This allows the throughput
- between the computer and the modem to fluctuate to accomodate the modems'
- ability to transmit to each other over the phone line.
-
- PEDAGOGIC NOTE:
- When someone asks a question, I first try to determine if the question
- itself is motivated by a deeper misunderstanding. If it is, answering
- the question itself serves little purpose. What good does it do this
- fellow to be hunting all over the place for a package that will offer
- a 14.4K bps serial rate when he doesn't need it and in fact it would
- be undesirable? Or, I misunderstood his original question :-(
-