On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 01:55:38PM +0100, John Flanagan wrote:
> I'm curious about the term adsl modem? I would have thought modem only
> applied to analogue signals so it this just an overpriced NIC?
An ADSL modem is a modem - it de/modulates the data stream from/onto
multiple carrier frequencies on the copper pair using similar kinds of
symbol encoding to those used in modems - I suppose saying that an ADSL
modem is like a bunch of voice modems operating in parallel isn't the worst
analogy in the world (though I doubt it's the best).
Niall
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