[c-nsp] half duplex question

[Chris Adams]

Once upon a time, james edwards <lists.james.edwards at gmail.com> said:
> half duplex, 10 mbs. The end result is 5 mbs. Is this wise or are there any
> drawbacks to using half duplex here ?

10Mbps/half-duplex is not the same as 5Mbps/full-duplex.  In my
experience, 10Mbps/half-duplex will be able to get about 3Mbps
throughput before collisions bog everything down.

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Chris Adams <cmadams at hiwaay.net>
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