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Batching Page Requests

Both the VOX PAGE command and the Tappage.rex program support the batching of page requests internally. Batching refers to the capability of sending multiple page requests that occur within a short period of time (15 seconds) with one call to the paging service, depending on the ability of the paging service to handle this. The advantages of batching page requests include the following:

• The average time to issue page requests is reduced because the process of establishing and dropping the call is performed only once for many requests
• Call costs can be significantly reduced

Both the VOX PAGE command and the Tappage.rex program require a modem. Depending on your level of concurrent paging activity, you may decide to go with more than one modem. Because each modem you use and each asynchronous host console you are monitoring requires a COM port, you may need to use a serial port expansion device to extend the number of ports.

Note: For more information about serial port expansion devices, see the chapter "Asynchronous Host Sessions."