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CHAPTER 1 E-Series Overview

Where E-Series Routers Fit In

Communications with the router can take place over a variety of media. Figure 1-1and Figure 1-2illustrate the location of E-series routers as an edge router in an end-to-end Internet network. In Figure 1-1, the customers are businesses using T1/T3 communication lines. In

Figure 1-2, the customers are using digital subscriber lines (DSLs) with a DSL access multiplexer (DSLAM).

Internet

Hub

Remote

T1/T3

 

OC3

Core

Remote

access

ERX

access

 

router

 

 

 

router

router

 

 

 

 

Hub

PC

Desktop

Figure 1-1E-series router communicating over T1/T3 lines

PC

Desktop

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Internet

 

 

PC

DS3

 

OC3

Core

Remote

 

 

ERX

access

Hub

 

 

 

router

 

 

 

 

router

 

Home office

 

 

 

 

 

DSLAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PC PC

Home office

Desktop

Figure 1-2E-series router communicating over DSL lines

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