Re: Broadband truth in advertising, redux

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat net>
Date: February 8, 2010 7:50:59 AM EST
To: karl () cavebear com
Cc: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] Re: Broadband truth in advertising, redux

At 09:09 PM 2/7/2010, Karl Auerbach wrote:

> What does "connect time" mean on a packet switched network?

What it means is the time for which the underlying PPP session is established. It's important to understand that these 
connections use PPP, just like dialup connections and some VPN connections. And, yes, keeping the connection alive does 
take overhead.

--Brett 




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