[Xastir] Smart RELAY digipeating

[Curt, WE7U]

On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 BDonnell at ar-northwest.com wrote:

> I think SOME TNC's can be configured to communicate the status of
> the CD line.  However you still have the delays imposed by
> transferring the entire packet to the computer (and that has to be
> allowed for) and transferring the entire packet from the computer
> back to the TNC.  If the RS-232 data rate is fast, say 19200 baud
> or faster, the delay is pretty small, but still present.
>
> If the duplex state of the TNC isn't modified, or alternatively,
> the p-persistence, to make the TNC very aggressive, then the TNC
> can still add in significant delay.
>
> Curt and I had an off-list discussion some time ago (a year?)
> about adding 6-pack into xastir, for this very reason.

I've slept since then.  Forgot all about it.  ;-)

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