[net.dcom] RTS/CTS and other

hes (06/02/82)

  Since RS-232, and nearly all of current modem practices date
back to the original Bell System methods, one can often find
answers by reading the apropriate Bell System publications.
There is a series called  Bell System Technical References  which
has one volume for each Bell System modem (and on other topics,
as well).  The volume PUB 41202  Data Sets 202C and 202D Inter-
face Specifications  discusses the use of RTS/CTS for flow
control in turning around half-duplex modems.  (Note that in the
103, the grandaddy of 300 bps, that CTS just follows Carrier
Detect.)     --henry schaffer