資料來源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
Rockwell Protocol Interface
(RPI) A cost-cutting feature of some {modem}s allowing data
{compression} and {error correction} (e.g. {ITU-T} {V.42bis},
{V.42}) to be provided in software instead of hardware.
Usually an RPI modem comes with RPI-aware software (e.g. the
low-end RPI models of Supra come with the {COMit} which
supports RPI, providing {MNP} 2,4,5,7, V.42 and V.42bis). RPI
is not supported by many commercial packages nor by current
releases of popular {shareware} communication programs
({Telix} v3.22 and {Telemate} v4.12). {ProComm Plus} for
{Windows 2.0} will support RPI.
Currently {Rockwell} produce two classes of RPI chip set. The
original is capable of 2400 bit/s data, 9600 bit/s class
1-only fax. The newer one is capable of 14400 bit/s data/fax.
Currently there are no RPI chipset from Rockwell supporting
speeds higher than 14400 bit/s.
(1994-07-01)