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ALSO CALLED: Integrated Services Digital Networks, Integrated Services Digital Network Services
DEFINITION: ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) is a set of CCITT/ITU standards for digital transmission over ordinary telephone copper wire as well as over other media. Home and business users who install an ISDN adapter (in place of a telephone modem) receive Web pages at up to 128 Kbps compared with the maximum 56 Kbps rate of a modem connection. ISDN requires adapters at both ends of the transmission  … 
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Case Study: Mid-Atlantic Communications Company Delivers Wireless Broadband in Rural America
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
CASE STUDY: Telpage initially deployed wireless broadband equipment from a variety of manufacturers in the 900 MHz, 2.4 and 5.7 GHz frequencies to support point-to-point and point-to-multipoint applications. Unfortunately, that equipment could not reliably scale to support increased demand. Read on to learn how Telpage found reliable scalability.
Posted: 20 Aug 2009 | Published: 20 Aug 2009


RS-232: A Key to Understanding Data Communications
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn the history and current application of RS-232, a standard that refers to two classes of devices: Data Terminal Equipment and Data Circuit Terminating Equipment.
Posted: 14 Oct 2008 | Published: 14 Oct 2008

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ISDN DEFINITION (continued): …  so your access provider also needs an ISDN adapter. ISDN is generally available from your phone company in most urban areas in the United States and Europe. In many areas where DSL and cable modem service are now offered, ISDN is no longer as popular an option as it was formerly.There are two levels of service: the Basic Rate Interface (BRI), intended for the home and small enterprise, and the Primary Rate Interface (PRI), for larger users. Both rates include a number of B-channels and a D-channels. Each B-channel carries data, voice, and other services. Each D-channel carries control and … 
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