wok-next annotate linux-usbdsl/description.txt @ rev 19595
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author | Aleksej Bobylev <al.bobylev@gmail.com> |
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date | Sat Jan 21 17:27:31 2017 +0200 (2017-01-21) |
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al@19595 | 1 # Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) |
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al@19595 | 3 ATM is a high-speed networking technology for Local Area Networks and Wide Area |
al@19595 | 4 Networks. It uses a fixed packet size and is connection oriented, allowing for |
al@19595 | 5 the negotiation of minimum bandwidth requirements. |
al@19595 | 6 |
al@19595 | 7 In order to participate in an ATM network, your Linux box needs an ATM |
al@19595 | 8 networking card. Note that you need a set of user-space programs to actually |
al@19595 | 9 make use of ATM. |
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al@19595 | 12 # USB/ATM DSL modem support |
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al@19595 | 14 Use this package if you want to connect a USB Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) |
al@19595 | 15 modem to your computer's USB port. |