AmyC
join:2004-03-25
Hermitage, PA
1 edit | What is fastpath?
Ok, I'm lost...what's fastpath? Is it more costly? My company pays the bill so I have to know before I request.
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Smith6612
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join:2008-02-01
united state
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3 edits | FastPath is a technology with DSL that allows for lower latency, many times double to triple times less than on Interleaved. It's free to get onto it if you don't have it (look at your modem line stats), and all you need to do is ask Verizon for it either by phone (mention gaming to them) or here at Verizon Direct  . Verizon when I first got service had me and everyone else on Interleaved. Several months ago however, DSL went out on the RT that feeds my area for a few minutes, and when it came back, everyone including me who could take it had FastPath, and our bills never changed.
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mikepd
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join:2000-10-26
New Port Richey, FL
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 ·Verizon FIOS
·Verizon Online DSL
 ·RoadRunner Cable
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This is one of the better analogies of fastpath and interleave that I have read:
'Fast path sends data pretty much as it receives it.... there is less latency (ideal for gaming and video steaming) but far more prone to errors....
Interleaved changes the order of the data so that if you get a "hit" on the line it affects a few bits from different parts of the original data stream rather than knocking out one big chunk at one location in the original stream. Error recovery is MUCH better but you pay the price by higher latency.....'
HTH
Mike
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