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From: cyamamot@kilroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Cliff Yamamoto)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Telebit T2500 - are they a good deal?
Summary: When will V.32bis come out?
Keywords: telebit T2500, V.32bis
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Date: 4 Oct 90 14:45:17 GMT
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In article <69198@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> casey@gauss.llnl.gov (Casey Leedom) writes:
>  It works quite nicely in V.32/V.42bis mode.  I use it all the time.
>However, I'm now getting nearly 19,200 full blast.  There are times when I
>definitely think I'm limited by the 19.2Kbps top interface rate on the T2500.
>I don't think it's a big problem yet because the 4x throughput rate for
>V.42bis is a maximum and I would bet that it's averaging about 2x.  But, when
>V.32bis is brought out with a base rate of 14.4Kbps, a V.42bis maximum rate of
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>57.6Kbps and an expected average of maybe 28.8Kbps, 19.2Kbps is going to be
>totally inadequate.

Does anyone know when V.32bis will come out?  Are there any modems out there
that will be upgradable to V.32bis with a simple ROM or board change?  Is
V.32bis similar to 14.4K HST Link mode?

-- Cliff