Re: A89: Me distributing roms.


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Re: A89: Me distributing roms.




Ok... that makes some sense.  But an OC-12 lets say is capable of transferring
the full OC-12 speed of 622mbit/sec and isn't just a OC-3 lets say in disguise?

Bryan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kaus" <kaus@cybrzn.com>
To: <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 8:53 PM
Subject: Re: A89: Me distributing roms.


>
> im not sure if this was already answered or not. i havn't read the rest of
> my mail. but if i don't now, i will surely forget.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bryan Rabeler <rabelerb@pilot.msu.edu>
> To: <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 11:14 AM
> Subject: Re: A89: Me distributing roms.
>
>
> > What do you mean by multiplexes?  Is that just a fancy term for multiply?
> >
>
> multiplexes means that multiple data streams are all using the same line at
> once.  it sounds impossible, but not really.  the system that controls the
> line is just putting different parts of the streams on the line at each
> time, so that if stream with data ABCD and stream with data ZYXW are being
> multiplexed onto a line, it might go:
> AZBYCXDW on the actual line
> this is done so that more connections can be supported at once without
> having to wait until one is completely done.  this does slow the appearrance
> line speed down. if you have 800 800kbyte streams trying to go onto a line
> with a rated speed of 800kbytes/sec, to each stream, the line would appear
> to be a 1kbyte/sec line. but if only one stream of 800kb was tring to get on
> the same line, when empty, the line would appear to be its full 800kbyte/sec
> speed.
>
> get what i mean? or am i just confusing people more? :)
>
> --kaus
>
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