Prestige 681 SDSL Router
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Getting to know your Prestige
Chapter 1:
Getting to Know Your SDSL Internet Access
Router
1.1 Prestige 681 SDSL Internet Access Router
As its name implies, SDSL is a symmetric (equal upstream and downstream speeds) service that delivers
scalable, high-speed data communication speeds up to 2.3 Mbps. SDSL is the most reliable of the DSL
family members because it's based on proven technology that the telephone companies have been using for
years for their E1 service. Your Prestige integrates a high-speed 10/100Mbps auto-negotiating LAN
interface and one high-speed SDSL port into a single package. The Prestige is ideal for high-speed Internet
browsing and making LAN-to-LAN connections to remote networks.
1.2 Features of the Prestige 681
Your Prestige is packed with a number of features that give it the flexibility to provide a complete
networking solution for almost any user.
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Ease of Installation
Your Prestige is designed for quick, intuitive and easy installation. Physically, its compact size and
lightweight make it easy to position anywhere in your busy office.
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High Speed Scalability
One of the best features of SDSL service is its scalability. The P681 SDSL router supports symmetrical
multi-rate data transmission speeds from 144Kbps up to 2320Kbps. You can increase the capacity of the
Internet connection (within certain distance limitations –
see Table 3-2
) without changing your ISP or
purchasing new equipment. SDSL’s high symmetrical speeds are ideal for applications like web hosting and
videoconferencing as well as the two-way data traffic needs of businesses.
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Frame Relay Support
Frame relay employs a simple form of packet switching that perfectly suits today’s powerful PCs,
workstations and servers. Its high throughput and reliability easily copes with bandwidth-hungry business
applications.
This chapter describes the key features
and applications
of the Prestige 681
.
