
Overview 1-3
Key Features
Key Features
Following are the key features of the Cisco 1400 series routers:
• Ethernet port—For connecting to a 10BaseT LAN through an Ethernet hub or switch.
• ATM-25 port (Cisco 1401 router)—For connecting through a DSL modem over an
ADSL line to a central service provider.
• ADSL port (Cisco 1407 and Cisco 1417 routers)—For connecting directly over an
ADSL line to a central service provider.
• Console port—For connecting a terminal or PC to configure and manage the router.
Supports up to 9600 bps (up to 115.2 kbps for software download).
• Supports IP, IPX, PPP over ATM, and firewall security.
• Supports ATM features such as ATM Adaption Layer 5, ATM PVCs, and RFC 1483.
• Supports SNMP for management over an SNMP network.
• Supports Cisco ATM Management Information Base (MIB).
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These are some key ADSL elements and terms you should know:
• Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)—One of several kinds of digital
subscriber line (DSL) technologies that together are referred to as xDSL. ADSL is made
up of three channels:
— High-speed (up to 8 Mbps) downstream data channel
— Lower-speed (up to 1 Mbps) upstream data channel
— Standard telephone service channel
• ATM subscriber access multiplexer (ASAM)—A telephone central office multiplexer
that supports ASDL ports over a wide range of network interfaces. An ASAM sends and
receives subscriber data (often Internet services) over existing copper telephone lines,
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