V.42 Error Control; Mnp Error Control; Error Control And Flow Control - 3Com 56K Command Reference Manual

V.42 Error Control

MNP Error Control

Error Control and
Flow Control
The Business Modem first tries for a V.42 connection, then an MNP
connection. The following information is based on the Business Modem's
setting of &M4.
This international standard includes a two-stage hand-shaking process:
A Detection phase that is based on an exchange of predefined
characters.
A Link Access Procedures for Modems (LAPM) Negotiation
phase, during which the devices identify their capabilities concerning
maximum data block size and the number of outstanding data blocks
allowed before an acknowledgment is required.
The Microcom Networking Protocol (MNP) is supported by the ITU-T V.42
Recommendation. MNP is based on special protocol frames. If the remote
device doesn't recognize an MNP Link Request, error control isn't
possible. (In HST asymmetrical mode, 3Com devices use a proprietary
scheme similar to MNP.)
Flow control of data from the computer is required under error control for
two reasons:
The transmitting device buffers a copy of each frame it transmits to
the remote end until it is acknowledged by the receiving device.
If errors are encountered, retransmission activity can cause a steady
stream of data from the computer to overflow the buffer.
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