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- From: geoff@zswamp.UUCP (Geoffrey Welsh)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: MTE ... MNP is s/w ??
- Message-ID: <cVV8VB7w165w@zswamp.UUCP>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 23:05:11 EST
- References: <57827@dime.cs.umass.edu>
- Organization: Izot's Swamp
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- shri@unreal.cs.umass.edu (H.Shrikumar) writes:
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- > 1. Is not MNP in a HDLC like *synchronous* packet format ?
- > How can a lowly async 8250 and async 2400 modem do MNP ?
- > or am I mistaken in understanding that a lowly PC and a lowly modem can
- > run MTE ?
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- MNP Class 3 is; however, MNP can use any of Classes 1 through 3 as a base
- error correction protocol. MTEZ uses MNP2, I believe.
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- > 2. Have you used MTE ... works ? How well ?
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- Don't expect the throughput increase (~20%) that you get from modems that
- implement MNP3. It will, however, correct errors caused line noise and such.
-
- Geoffrey Welsh, 7 Strath Humber Court, Islington, Ontario, M9A 4C8 Canada
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