3Com Router 5000 and Router 6000 v2.41

Module Guide

Chapter 4 Flexible Interface Cards (Router 6000)

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

The standard equipping package of the Router 1/2-Port ADSL FIC includes the regular telephone cable(s). You can order a separate external splitter as needed.

4.14.5 Connecting the Interface Cable

G. Lite mode requires no splitter. You can directly connect the router to the PSTN using a telephone cable, and simply connect the phone-set in parallel with the router at the cable distribution box.

Full rate mode requires a splitter. Follow these steps to connect the cables:

Step 1: Plug one end of a telephone cable into the ADSL port on the router, and the other end into the internal ADSL port on the splitter.

Step 2: Connect the telephone to the phone port on the splitter with another telephone cable.

Step 3: Connect the external ADSL port on the splitter to the PSTN with a third telephone cable.

Router

RJ11 interface

 

Splitter

Modem interface

ADSL card

Phone port

PSTN

Line port

DSLAM

Figure 4-45Connecting the Router 1/2-Port ADSL FIC

4.15 Router 1-Port ADSL FIC/Router 2-Port ADSL FIC

4.15.1 Introduction

Router 1-Port ADSL FIC/Router 2-Port ADSL FIC, the 1-/2-port ADSL over ISDN interface card, uses the RJ-11 connector for the WAN interface. It allows a LAN subscriber to connect to the DSLAM at the central office over a regular analog subscriber line or telephone line. Thus, the subscriber can access the ATM/IP backbone or the Internet to enjoy services such as high-speed data communication and video on demand (VoD).

The card transmits data in the high frequency band above 138 kHz. Therefore, it can provide services on the same line without interfering with the ISDN service being

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3Com 3C13701, 3C13759, 3C13880 Router 1-Port Adsl FIC/Router 2-Port Adsl FIC, 45Connecting the Router 1/2-Port Adsl FIC

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