Chapter 6: Modem Guide

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MNP Classes

The modem provides MNP Class 10 and supports MNP Class 5 data compression. It is compatible with all MNP products. Its enhanced MNP service is completely transparent to the user.

Class 10: Adverse Channel Enhancements (ACE) optimizes performance under poor line conditions. Class 10 continues to provide compatibility with non-MNP modems. It improves initial connection success rate by making multiple negotiation attempts when configured for auto-reliable mode. It uses Dynamic Transmit Level Adjustment to calculate optimal transmit levels automatically to compensate for cellular phone signal distortion. It lets the user configure the modem to negotiate the link at a low-speed modulation, then upshift to a higher speed after negotiation. It improves link performance during adverse channel conditions by aggressive Adaptive Packet Assembly. It maximizes throughput by continuously monitoring line quality and link performance, and dynamically upshifting or downshifting to the optimum modulation speed.

Class 5 provides data compression, which combined with MNP Class 4 allows throughput of almost twice the connection speed. Class 5 dynamically adjusts to the type of data being transmitted for maximum compression efficiency.

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