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CONTROL LEVEL ERROR CONTROL DATA COMPRESSION None AT&K0 Disabled Disabled MNP4(MNP3) AT&K1 MNP4 Disabled MNP4+MNP5 AT&K2 MNP4 MNP5 V.42(MNP4) AT&K3 V.42 or MNP4 Disabled. V.42(b)+MNP4(5) AT&K4 V.42 or MNP4 V.42bis or MNP5 &4K is the default. For some applications, like BBSs, where transmission of already compressed files is usual, the MNP5 data compression process actually produces more redundant data and slows down transmission. Setting S38 bit 5 will disable MNP5 protocol negotiation regardless of error control setting. Bidirectional compression Processing data compression consumes a lot of the modem controller CPU's computation power. Though data compression protocols of V.42bis and MNP5 are bidirectional, most modems slow down when doing bidirectional file transfers because of limited processing power. ZyXEL U-1496 series modems use the powerful 68000 processor that do not slow down during bidirectional file transfers. NEGOTIATION FAIL FALL-BACK There are two options you can choose if the error control negotiation fails at the initial modem connection handshaking: STAYS ON-LINE AT*E0 If error control negotiation fails, keep the no error control connection (Default). DISCONNECT AT*E1 If not error control linked, disconnect the line. No matter what control level is enabled, DTE speed can always be set different from the modem's speed, except in the case where you set 'FOLLOW LINK RATE'. For maximum throughput, it is better to set AT&B1 (default) `FIXED AT DTE RATE'. The DTE speed will be independent from the speed the modem is linked to. The DTE speed options range from 300 bps to 76800 bps. What DTE speed is optimized for your application depends on how fast your computer and communication software can process the serial port data. U-1496 series modems use some controls and commands to make the modem optimize its performance. ADAPTIVE BLOCK SIZE Depending on the line condition, ZyXEL U-1496 series modems will automatically adjust the block size to minimize the error rate and re-transmission time. AVERAGING THROUGHPUT At high DTE speeds, slow computers tend to lose characters. Even though most software programs offer protocols with error correction capability, it will still take time to recover the errors. The U-1496 averages the throughput before sending characters to DTE. This will decrease the probability of the computer to lose characters due to 'burst' high-speed character