Technical information

Revision: 2012-02-29
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2 Overview
2.1 Introduction
Watson SHDSL router is an innovative Next-Generation DSL solution designed for
enabling high-speed Internet or point-to-point connectivity to business customers.
Watson SHDSL router uses Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) technology, which is a
transparent extension of Ethernet-base LANs into wide area networks. No conver-
sion of packet formats is required when transiting between LAN and WAN. This
transparency greatly simplifies network operations, reduces deployment costs, and
increase service levels. EFM includes maintenance function that make the opera-
tion of large wide-area Ethernets feasible.
Watson SHDSL router features either two or four SHDSL ports. Symmetrical data
rates up to 5.7 Mbit/s are available on each copper pair. Using EFM pair bonding,
data rates of 22.8 Mbit/s over 4 copper pairs can be achieved.
Watson SHDSL router integrates an eight port Ethernet switch, an SPI Firewall and
a VPN gateway, which protects networks by providing robust security features and
standard IPSec Virtual Private Network tunneling.
Watson SHDSL router features a user-friendly graphical Web-based management
interface. This highly intuitive GUI is easily mastered by the novice user, but is also
highly flexible and offers sophisticated users and system administrators full control
of the system.
This document describes the Watson SHDSL Router Web-based management
with SW version 4.11.2.