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! NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY BASED ON TRANSFERRING DATA IN FIXEDSIZE CELLS

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! DESKTOP OR MOBILE COMPUTER CONNECTED TO A NETWORK

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! MODEM THAT USES EXISTING PHONE LINES TO TRANSMIT DATA AT HIGH SPEEDS

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! METHOD TO PROVIDE WIRELESS DATA TRANSMISSIONS A LEVEL OF SECURITY

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