ELSA manual Highlights of the Elsa MicroLink Cable, Node or hub?, Fast Internet, Cable network

4Introducing the ELSA MicroLink Cable

Node or hub?

Please check the position of the Node/Hub switch when connecting the unit to the LAN:

KAs the factory default, the switch is set to 'Node'. In this setting, the device acts as a node on a network. It can, in this case, only be connected to a hub, not directly to the network card of a computer.

KSet the switch to 'Hub' if you do not wish to connect the device to a hub but directly to a workstation. In this setting the lines for sending and receiving the data are crossed.

Look at the link status LED (Link) to check if the node/hub switch is set correctly.

The highlights of the ELSA MicroLink Cable

The cable modem is a new Internet-access technology that is now competing with conventional modems, Internet modems and small ISDN routers. To take maximum advantage of your ELSA MicroLink Cable, you should know the areas and characteristics in which cable modems have the technological edge.

Fast Internet

Cable modems use a split transfer rate depending on the direction of the signals. Downstream refers to the transfer of data from the network operator to the participant, upstream is the opposite direction. This asymmetrical split is quite acceptable, since users generally receive far more information from the Internet than they send to it.

Shared media:

Multiple users share a single “cable”

Cable network

Up to 43 Mbps can be transferred downstream; upstream transfer speeds reach up to 10 Mbps.

This colossal performance is shared by up to 2000 users connected to the same cable section, however. This is referred to as the use of a shared media.

Bandwidth:

Throughput, transfer capacity

The data flow in the cable network does not take place at a constantly high volume, but in irregular intervals. Also, it's unlikely that all 2000 participants will be using the network simultaneously, so the available bandwidth is certainly adequate to ensure the fast transfer of data.

The cable network operators have the option of limiting the available bandwidth for individual participants, or offering several channels with 43 Mbps each. Please contact your network operator for further information on transfer rates and pricing models.

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