I hope your joking. To go thru all that in order to find documnted information. T1's are nothing new nor is full duplex synchronous communications.
BTW it's 1.5 in each direction so i spose that makes a T1 a 3M link ;) Dave Michael Williams wrote: > > Richard, > > Sorry for the misread of your humor. You're correct, sometimes text doesn't > convey your true spirit. Oh well.... not a thang =) > > Here's the damnest thing tho. I've asked many networking professionals, > including two CCIEs (not candidates), and no could seem to know 100% about > whether serial links were half or full duplex. Sad, eh? I'm tempted to > setup a test with 2 PCs and 2 routers with a low bandwidth connection > (128Kbps or so) and try to jam traffic through both ways and monitor the > speeds and see what I get. But I've got that nagging in the back of my mind > that you're correct and serial links are indeed full duplex. > > Having said that, what are your thoughts on my question about a point to > point T1 link at 1.544 Mbps? Is that 768Kbps each way or 1.544each way? > > Mike W. > > richard beddow wrote: > > > > Mike, > > > > I have three final comments then I think enough has been said. > > > > 1. Ethernet has always been a half duplex standard until recent > > times, FDX operation is always quoted therefore to make the > > distinction from the default. > > > > 2. Serial lines, however, since the late seventies-early > > eighties have been by default a full duplex offering. > > Therefore FDX is assumed unless otherwise stated. > > > > 3. My comments were not ment to offend but supposed to be > > funny. Humour on a forum such as this is often missread and I > > should have learnt my leason along time ago but I just can't > > help it. > > > > Charles do you have your answer??????? > > > > > > RB -- David Madland Sr. Network Engineer CCIE# 2016 Qwest Communications Int. Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 612-664-3367 "Emotion should reflect reason not guide it" Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=28418&t=28270 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
