> > * packet to finish.  I.e., we wait, on the average, 1/2 * mtu /
> > * cps, where cps is the line speed in characters per second.
> > * E.g., 533ms wait for a 1024 byte MTU on a 9600 baud line.
> >
> >This last line is quite in error.  Waiting for 1/2 of a 1024 byte
> >packet is 512 / cps.  On a 9600 line, cps is 1200.  So that makes
> >a 426ms wait for a 1024 MTU at 1200 cps (9600).
>
> Well, if you don't have start/stop bits, it would be...

When you are running MNP3 or higher or V.42, you are in effect running
in sync mode between the modems, effectively increasing thruput 20%.

Of course, if the DTE-DCE speed is at eg. 9600, that does not help
much since your machine is not keeping up with the modems...

Thorsten
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