RE: (PM) 56k modems retraining
Chad Scott (chad@txdirect.net)
Wed, 28 Jan 1998 15:25:07 -0600
On Wednesday, January 28, 1998 1:48 PM, Christer Olsson
[SMTP:cox@clavicula.mednet.gu.se] wrote:
> I did some tests with the E-tech Bullet modem and it connects into 50K.
> When trying to get data, it drops to 48K and then to 46K. With 46K it
> works really stable, but if I pause a few seconds, the modem tries to
> retrain to 50K again! And when the data begins, the modem drops again..
> That gives terrible performance..
Kinda sounds like a lack of intelligence in the firmware. The modem
shouldn't constantly be retraining to a higher rate unless it has a need
to. If you're not sending data, why would the modem want to retrain?
Chad Scott
Network Operations
Internet Direct, Incorporated
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