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Can my modem have both hardware error correction (ECC) and RPI?

April 26, 2017ECC Error hardware modem RPI

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Can my modem have both hardware error correction (ECC) and RPI?

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Yes. The recently released AC F-class chipsets have hardware error correction and data compression (ECC) built-in as well as having the RPI software interface. When transfering highly compressable text or files, using WinRPI can provide better throughput than hardware based ECC. (Note: AT F-class modems contain the RPI software interface and do not have hardware ECC. ) The following chipsets/firmware versions support hardware ECC and RPI+: • RC288ACF – all versions • RC288ACi / RC288ACL – versions 1.400 and above (Released 10/95) • RC144ACF – all versions For the sake of discussion, 3 terms can be used to describe the differences between some of the members in the F-class products: • Hardware-only ECC – ECC performed inside of the modem • Software-only ECC – ECC is performed on the host processor… for RPI modems, using WinRPI • Dual-mode ECC – This is a modem that contains both hardware and software ECC mechanisms… but only 1 is operating at a time. With recent product announcement