Re: (PM) 3COM Impact IQ modem

Timothy A. Deem (tdeem2@comsource.net)
Wed, 25 Feb 1998 17:02:16 -0600

The PM2ER has the WAN port for Synch communications that is supposedly
capable of E1 speeds. If I were to install one of these Impact modems on
that port do you think the PM2ER could handle the compression out the DTE
port to the WAN port...?

Thanks

>Reply-To: "Zak Wolfinger" <zak@cyberlink.com>
>From: "Zak Wolfinger" <zak@cyberlink.com>
>To: "Timothy A. Deem" <tdeem2@comsource.net>,
> "portmaster" <portmaster-users@livingston.com>
>Subject: Re: (PM) 3COM Impact IQ modem
>Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 16:47:25 -0500
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>I'm no expert on the PM2ER, but I beleive this is the key
>phrase in the 3com documentation:
>
>The 3Com Impact IQ modem's very high data rates result from
>3Com's implementation of IETF's standard CCP (Compression
>Control Protocol) and Hi/fn LZS compression. With
>compression, the modem can squeeze two B channels worth of
>data onto one B channel. So, you get the best performance
>for your money. (See the chart below for price/performance
>comparisons.)
>
>I know there is a STAC card for the PM3. Don't know if
>there is one for the 2ER nor do I know if STAC is compatible
>with the compression listed above, but this should point you
>to the right questions ( and we all know that's half the
>battle!).
>
>Zak Wolfinger - zak@cyberlink.com
>Systems Administrator - CyberLink, Inc.
>(219) 235-1400, (219) 674-8279
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Timothy A. Deem <tdeem2@comsource.net>
>To: support@livingston.com <support@livingston.com>
>Cc: portmaster-users@livingston.com
><portmaster-users@livingston.com>
>Date: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 4:34 PM
>Subject: (PM) 3COM Impact IQ modem
>
>
>>
>>
>>I have a customer using this 3COM Impact IQ modem which
>boasts on the web
>>page "http://www.3com.com/products/dsheets/400232.html" the
>ability to run
>>at a speed of 230,400 bps with data compression. Does this
>capability
>>exist when it connects to a PM2ER unit (ComOS 3.7) using
>ISDN BRI-U
>>modules...or is this a proprietary compression scheme
>requiring it to be
>>dialed into another Impact IQ unit? If it's available on
>the PM2ER, is
>>there a parameter that needs to be "turned on" or should it
>just happen...?
>>
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Timothy
>>
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