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From: zhahai@gaia.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,misc.wanted
Subject: Documentation for MNP
Message-ID: <272@gaia.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 1-Feb-87 21:36:57 EST
Article-I.D.: gaia.272
Posted: Sun Feb  1 21:36:57 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 31-Jan-87 16:50:58 EST
Reply-To: zhahai@gaia.UUCP (Zhahai Stewart)
Organization: Gaia Corp., Boulder, CO
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Keywords: MNP error correction Microcom protocol
Summary: Looking for info about MNP
Xref: watmath comp.dcom.modems:165 misc.wanted:452

I gather that MNP is Microcom Networking Protocol, and is a error
correcting protocol or set of protocols, and is generally available
in modems if anywhere (ie: in a few modems, but not usually in
terminal or host software).  Could someone tell us a little more
about it?  Is it proprietary, and how much so ($) if yes?  Is it
implemented at the async character level or at the internal synchronous
level in 212/v.22/bis type modems, etc?  Is it forward error correcting
or automatic retry request?  How much overhead is there?  What is the
packet size, and how does it decide to send a short packet (if
it is packet oriented... I am guessing obviously).  Where can
documentation be found and at what cost?  Also, how well does it work
(anybody using it?)?   

I suspect there would be sufficient interest to justify posting good
info to the net; if I am wrong, such as if this has already been covered
in detail before I started listening to this group, please let me know. ~z~

-- 
Zhahai Stewart
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