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From: Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp>
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On Mon, 3 Feb 1997, Daniel O'Callaghan wrote:

> On Mon, 3 Feb 1997, Michael Hancock wrote:
> 
> > I find this hard to believe too, 2D channels is wierd.  The D-channel is
> > for out-of-band signaling.  It's why you get 64K instead of 56K. 
> 
> Oh?  According to the ISDN specs I've read basic rate ISDN is 2B+D, as 
> 2 * 64 + 1 * 16.  Do the Japanese use American ISDN?
> 
> Danny

I'm talking about a single B channel.  Japan has the standard 2B+D.

In the states there exists ISDN service with in-band signaling and you get
56K per channel.

Mike Hancock