[19723] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: And we thought the text part of the Starr Report would be
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Szarka)
Wed Sep 23 02:00:26 1998
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 22:43:02 -0400
To: nanog@merit.edu
From: Robert Szarka <szarka@downcity.net>
In-Reply-To: <199809221522.LAA29170@us.net>
At 11:22 AM 9/22/98 , you wrote:
> For modem to modem communications, start and stop bits were used
> up through 2400 baud when one bit = one tone. The method of one
> bit = one tone was dropped for other forms of encoding when modems
> started supporting connection speeds in excess of 2400 baud.
I assume you mean 2400 bps modems, i.e., v.22bis? Admittedly, it's been a
while since I used one, but my recollection is that 2400 bps modems operate
at 600 baud, with 4 bits/baud using QAM.
> All said, I still stand by my comment that 53 modems per T1 is
> ludicrous.
This, without a doubt, is true. :)
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