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From: pat@hprnd.HP.COM (Pat Thaler)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Do multiport repeaters buffer packets?
Message-ID: <2230108@hprnd.HP.COM>
Date: 29 Aug 90 16:00:30 GMT
References: <65056@yarra.oz.au>
Organization: HP Roseville Networks Division
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> 	"Repeaters" are bit level devices.... 
> They add a little delay into the picture, but
> presumably less than a bit time (negligible).  	

Repeaters are allowed to add a start-up delay of 8 bit times (not 
including the delays of the MAUs/transceivers).  The steady-state
delay can be somewhat longer than that since lost preamble bits are
restored.  Negligible compared to store and forward delays.

Pat Thaler