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throughput
The amount of actual user data transmitted per
second without the overhead of protocol
information such as start/stop bits or frame
headers and trailers. Compare with
characters per second.
V.8
The ITU-T standard specification that covers
the initial handshaking process.
V.17 fax
An ITU-T standard for making facsimile
connections at 14,400 bps, 12,000 bps, 9,600
bps, 7,200 bps.
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V.21
An ITU-T standard for modems operating in
asynchronous mode at speeds up to 300 bps,
full-duplex, on public switched telephone
networks.
V.22
An ITU-T standard for modem
communications at 1200 bps, compatible with
the Bell 212A standard observed in the U.S.
and Canada.