On Tue, 2008-09-30 at 16:58 +0100, Stuart Ward wrote: > > > Because there is no case where a modem supports HSUPA but not > HSDPA, and > thus HSUPA and HSPA are essentially equal. Since HSPA _is_ > HSDPA + > HSUPA, it's pointless to have a separate HSUPA. > > This signal is sent by the modem to the computer to indicate the > capability of the connection. So this is athe result of the > negociation of the modem with the network to see what is supported. So > even if the modem supports HSUPA the network may not, equally with > HSDPA
Right, but wouldn't that just mean the modem would send HSDPA or EDGE then? > It is possible that an operator will offer different network > capabilities to subs and it may be that HSUPA is supported but not > HSDPA. Highly doubtful; but I guess it's possible. > Dose that clarify the situation? Yes, but the values in question are an enum and not a bitfield. If you think it's really likely that HSUPA would be provided but not HSDPA, then I guess it might be approprate to have both HSUPA and HSPA separately. Dan _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
