Networking hardware Networking hardware The terms 10/100 switch, 10/100 hub and 10/100 card refer to Ethernet switches, hubs and network cards capable of connecting to 10Mbit/s ( 10BASE-T) and 100Mbit/s ( 100BASE-T) network devices on the same interface port, adjusting their speed automatically. ...more on Wikipedia about "10/100 switch"
An ADSL modem, also known as a DSL modem, is a device used to connect one or more computers to a phone line, in order to use an ADSL service. To the end-user, it is functionally very similar to an analogue modem, however the underlying technology is substantially different. Some ADSL modems also manage the connection and sharing of the ADSL service with a group of machines, making an ADSL router or ADSL modem/router a more accurate name for the device. ...more on Wikipedia about "ADSL modem"
Answer tone is a feature of wireline modems. ...more on Wikipedia about "Answer tone"
The Apple USB modem was introduced after the 56k modem was dropped on the iMac G5 ( October 12 2005 Revision.) A device driver for the modem was introduced with MacOS X version 10.4.3. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apple USB Modem"
The Bell 103 modem was the first commercial modem for computers, released by AT&T in 1962. It allowed digital data to be transmitted over regular telephone lines at a speed of 300 bits per second. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bell 103 modem"
The Bell 202 modem was an early telephone-line modem for computers developed by AT&T. It used audio frequency-shift keying to encode and transfer data at a rate of 1,200 bits per second. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bell 202 modem"
A cable modem is a special type modem that is designed to modulate a data signal over cable television infrastructure. Cable modems are primarily used to deliver broadband Internet access, taking advantage of unused bandwidth on a cable television network. There were 22.5 million cable modem users in the United States during Q1 2005. That's up from 17.4 million in Q1 2004. It is also commonly found in Canada and Latin America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cable modem"
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A Fat Pipe is a data transmission circuit or network that is capable of carrying large amounts of data without significantly degrading the speed of transmission. The term is derived from the simple plumbing fact that a larger diameter pipe will carry a larger volume of fluid at a greater rate than one with a smaller diameter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fat Pipe"
This is a list of connection bandwidths: the channel capacity (or, more informally, bandwidth) of some computer devices employing methods of data transport is listed by bit/s, kilobit/s (kbit/s), megabit/s (Mbit/s), or gigabit/s (Gbit/s) as appropriate and also MB/s or megabytes per second. They are listed in order from lowest bandwidth to highest. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of device bandwidths"
LocalTalk is a particular implementation of the physical layer of the AppleTalk networking system from Apple Computer. LocalTalk specifies a system of four-wire cabling, plugged into self-terminating transceivers, running the AppleTalk protocol stack, at a rate of 232 kbit/s. ...more on Wikipedia about "LocalTalk"
A modem (a portmanteau word constructed from modulator and demodulator) is a device that modulates a carrier signal to encode digital information, and also demodulates such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information. The goal is to produce a signal that can be transmitted easily and decoded to reproduce the original digital data. ...more on Wikipedia about "Modem"
A network card (also called network adapter, network interface card, NIC, etc.) is a piece of computer hardware designed to allow computers to communicate over a computer network. ...more on Wikipedia about "Network card"
A Network Processor is an integrated circuit which has a feature set specifically targeted at the networking application domain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Network processor"
A network switch is a computer networking device that connects network segments. It uses the logic of a Network bridge but allows a physical and logical star topology. It is often used to replace network hubs. A switch is also often referred to as an intelligent hub. ...more on Wikipedia about "Network switch"
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Null modem is a communication method to connect two DTEs ( computer, terminal, printer etc.) directly using a RS-232 serial cable. The original RS-232 standard only defined the connection of DTEs with DCEs i.e. modems. With a null modem connection the transmit and receive lines are crosslinked. Depending on the purpose, sometimes also one or more handshake lines are crosslinked. Several wiring layouts are in use because the null modem connection is not covered by a standard. ...more on Wikipedia about "Null modem"
The Pluribus multiprocessor was an early multi-processor computer designed by BBN for use as a packet switch in the ARPANET. Its design later influenced the BBN Butterfly computers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pluribus"
A Softmodem is a software modem designed to use a host computer's resources (mostly CPU power and RAM but sometimes even any eventually present Audio hardware) instead of dedicated hardware of its own, unlike traditional modems. ...more on Wikipedia about "Softmodem"
The Speedtouch line of modems, produced by Alcatel/Thompson, is a type of USB modem. They are primarily shipped with tiscali broadband, and offer fast speeds for a low price. ...more on Wikipedia about "Speedtouch 330"
TCP Offload Engine or TOE is a technology for the acceleration of TCP/IP, specifically by moving TCP/IP processing to a separate dedicated sub-system from the main host CPU, the overall system TCP/IP performance is improved. Originally TCP was designed for unreliable low speed networks (such as early dial-up modems) but with the growth of the internet in terms of internet backbone transmission speeds ( OC-48, OC-192, GigE and 10GigE links) and faster and more reliable access mechanisms (such as Digital Subscriber Line and Cable Modem) it is now used commonly in datacenter and desktop PC environments at speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second. The TCP software implementations on host systems require extensive computing power. Gigabit TCP communication using software processing alone is enough to fully load a 2.4 GHz Pentium processor, which results in little or no processing resources left for the applications to run on the system. ...more on Wikipedia about "TCP Offload Engine"
A transceiver is a device that has a transmitter and a receiver which are combined. The portmanteau term originates around World War II. Technically, transceivers must combine a significant amount of the transmitter and receiver handling circuitry. Similar devices include transponders, transverters, and repeaters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Transceiver"
In telecommunication, the term wideband modem has the following meanings: ...more on Wikipedia about "Wideband modem"
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