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On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 10:19:35PM +0000, Ron Buchalski wrote: > Forcing the 8th bit to a '1' isn't done to maintain timing. Huh? > The 8th bit was forced to a '1' to maintain ones density on the T1 line. > Early T1 specs did not allow more than 15 consecutive zeros to be > transmitted because the T1 repeaters along the line rely on periodic pulses > to keep their oscillators active. It was not a problem for voice circuits, Yes, and this was necessary to prevent those repeaters from losing sync -- thus maintaining timing. --msa
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