User`s guide

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5100-A2-GB20-00
November 1996
About HotWire DSL
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What Is the HotWire 5100 DSL Access System?
The HotWire DSL Access System provides high-speed Internet or corporate LAN
access over traditional twisted-pair telephone wiring. Using HotWire DSL modem
cards, PC users at remote locations can connect to a Central Office (CO) to
access Internet service providers or corporate networks.
Features
HotWire DSL has the following features:
 High-speed data rates.
— 1544 or 2048 kbs downstream (toward customer premises) and 64 kbs
upstream (toward CO site) Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Loop (ADSL)
— 2560, 2240, 1920, 1600, 1280, 960, or 640 kbs downstream and 1088,
952, 816, 680, 544, 408, or 272 kbs upstream Rate-adaptive Digital
Subscriber Loop (RADSL)
 Remote access from the Customer Premises (CP) to the CO from up to a
distance of 15,000 ft with standard #26 AWG wiring.
 Security features in the HotWire DSL CO hardware that prevent remote users
from accessing another user’s PC files or LAN traffic.
 Prevention against degradation of voice telephone service while using ADSL
or RADSL service.
 Primary network management support via SNMP. SNMP management of all
the HotWire DSL cards is accomplished over a single connection to the CO
PC from a network management system (such as HP OpenView). The CO
PC gathers all management information for each of the CO cards and
responds to the SNMP requests on behalf of the cards.