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8800-A2-GN21-20
October 1997
About the HotWire 8800
DSLAM
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What is the HotWire 8800 DSLAM?
The HotWire 8800 Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM), which
can be installed in the Central Office (CO) or at an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
location adjacent to the CO, provides high-speed Internet or Intranet access.
Through the use of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technology, the DSLAM
provides simultaneous high-speed data access (digital) and POTS service
(analog) over the same twisted-pair telephone line. Support of this simultaneous
access requires the installation of POTS splitters at both ends of the line (i.e., at
the CO and at the customer premises (CP)).
When used in combination with a HotWire 8200 Interworking Packet
Concentrator (IPC), the HotWire 8800 DSLAM provides high-speed IP service
concentration over a wide array of LAN architectures as well as ATM interfaces to
Wide Area Networks.
