Introduction to the HotWire DSLAM
1-8
8000-A2-GB21-20
November 1997
5216 and 5246 RTUs
The HotWire 5216 and 5246 RTUs are each composed of a DSL modem and a
bridge.
The HotWire 5216 RTU is designed for home office/residential applications and
supports a single end user system. The 5216 RTU supports limited DSL line
rates.
The following illustration shows the HotWire 5216 RTU with its 10BaseT interface
connected directly to an end-user system (typically a PC or workstation with a
LAN card).
POTS/DSL
NID
From Network
Access Provider
5216
or
5246
RTU
NID = Network Interface Device
DSL
97-15455a
10BaseT
End-user
System
POTS
POTS
Splitter
POTS
Optional
The HotWire 5246 RTU is designed for small office or home office (SOHO)
applications and supports up to 32 end-user systems with a LAN. The HotWire
5246 supports full speed DSL line rates and filters local LAN traffic from
traversing the DSL link by incorporating learning bridge functionality.
The following illustration shows the 5246 RTU with its 10BaseT interface
connected to multiple end-user systems (typically a PC or workstation with a LAN
card) via an Ethernet 10BaseT hub.
