METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING THE TRANSMISSION RATE AND CODING CONFIGURATION OF REMOTE TERMINALS

摘要

A method, an apparatus, and a computer program are disclosed for determining the transmission rate and coding configuration which characterize dissimilar remote terminals in a time-shared computer system. Electrical communication is established between an individual remote terminal and a line adapter unit, a single standard character is then transmitted from the remote terminal to the line adapter unit. The standard character is immediately analyzed either by hardware or by software to determine which one of a variety of transmission rates and code configurations characterize the particular terminal. In response to the analysis of the standard character, data communication is established between the remote terminal and the computer at the indicated transmission rate and in the indicated code.