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DSL modemA device used to connect a computer to a telephone company digital subscriber line (DSL) service for Internet access. Compared to analog dial-up, DSL significantly increases the bandwidth between the user's computer and the Internet. Download speeds have reached 3 Mbps and beyond, but the connection is asynchronous. In order to prevent users with lower-cost cable access from hosting high-traffic Web servers, the upload speed is approximately 10 times slower. Telephone companies also routinely change IP addresses assigned to users to prevent Web hosting (see DDNS). See DSL and cable/DSL gateway. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The new products include two residential gateways that combine an
ADSL modem with an integrated local area network (LAN) router, a
peripheral component interconnect (PCI) internal ADSL modem and a
universal serial bus (USB) external ADSL modem for Windows computers. These are the major hurdles facing manufacturers who might be
interested in bundling an ADSL modem with a new PC. Being a converged CPE -- containing an ADSL modem, router and VoIP
gateway (Analog or ISDN) -- the PowerGate prioritize VoIP calls
(including IP-phones) & Video streaming on both IP and ATM layers
while further reducing 40% ( |
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