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From: wcb@sortac.UUCP (Bill Barksdale)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,comp.dcom.modems,comp.misc,rec.ham-radio
Subject: Re: N.B.S. Time Service
Keywords: Time Ticks
Message-ID: <260@sortac.UUCP>
Date: 10 Jun 88 15:56:24 GMT
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In article <588@otto.lvsun.com> glenn@otto.lvsun.com (Glenn Scott) writes:
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>PS:  There is a difference between copper wire, and microwave or fiber.
>     Microwave and fiber are multiplexed and thus have some scheduling
>     delays, albeit small.


There is a difference between copper wire, and microwave or fiber - but
the difference is not that multiplexing doesn't apply to copper wire. A
lot of long distance traffic that goes over copper wire is multiplexed;
the copper wire(s) being in a coaxial cable (often run underground.)



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Bill Barksdale        AT&T Network Systems            Atlanta, GA