What Does V.32 Mean?
V.32 is an ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) standard for modems that are sending and receiving data across phone lines at 4.8 or 9.6 Kbps. V.32 adjusts transmission speeds automatically based on line quality or line bandwidth. V.32 is defined for modems operating as full duplex on a four-wire circuit, or half duplex on a two-wire circuit. V.32 is pronounced as “v-dot-thirty-two”.
Techopedia Explains V.32
Important features of modems adhering to this standard are: