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Re: Broadband truth in advertising, redux
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:12:38 -0500
Begin forwarded message: 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 ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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