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The reply pretty much said what I knew already. The last line states &quot;asynchronous modems currently enjoy wider use.&quot; However, modems sold today support advanced error correction and compression which I have read use synchronous tranmission modes. If this is true then the average consumer modem today supports synchronous transmission!! true or false? <br />

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The reply pretty much said what I knew already. The last line states "asynchronous modems currently enjoy wider use." However, modems sold today support advanced error correction and compression which I have read use synchronous tranmission modes. If this is true then the average consumer modem today supports synchronous transmission!! true or false?


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True. As the prices of computer hardware decreases so does the cost of synchronous modems. Also Modems that do &quot;the best of both worlds&quot; have come into play.<br />

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True. As the prices of computer hardware decreases so does the cost of synchronous modems. Also Modems that do "the best of both worlds" have come into play.


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I have been confused by what I have read about modems. They are often described as sending data asynchronously in 8-bit packets. I have also seen referances in information about Zmodem and v.42 that they support synchronous transmission in much longer packets. What are the facts?
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I have been confused by what I have read about modems. They are often described as sending data asynchronously in 8-bit packets. I have also seen referances in information about Zmodem and v.42 that they support synchronous transmission in much longer packets. What are the facts?

asynchronous or synchronous

Networking hardware includes the physical devices facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, networking hardware includes gateways, routers, network bridges, modems, wireless access points, networking cables, line drivers, switches, hubs, and repeaters. But it also includes hybrid network devices such as multilayer switches, protocol converters, bridge routers, proxy servers, firewalls, network address translators, multiplexers, network interface controllers, wireless network interface controllers, ISDN terminal adapters and other related hardware.