ADSL
Asymmetric digital connection
ADSL stands for asymmetric digital subscriber line, a technology for transmitting data over telephone lines.
The asymmetry refers to faster download speeds than upload speeds—a design suited to typical internet use, where users receive more data than they send.
ADSL was widely deployed in the early 2000s but has largely been superseded by fiber and cable connections.
Digital-to-analog signal converter
- splitterSomething that separates
- microfilterMinute-pore filtration membrane
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- filterPorous separation device
Data transmission capacity
- downloadRemote-to-local data transfer
- uploadTransfer data outward
- latencyDelay in system response
- speedRate of motion
attenuation · SNR · throughput · upstream · downstream · interleaving · fixed-rate · reach
Web access company
- broadbandFast internet access
- subscriberOne who enrolls regularly
- connectionA joining or relation
- planDetailed proposal for achieving
bundle · throttling · contention · installation · provisioning
Not identical on both sides
Automated banking kiosk
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- demodulationRecovering signal from carrier
- DMTPowerful naturally occurring hallucinogen
- frequencyRate of recurrence
multiplexing · encapsulation · handshake · training · framing · bridging
modem
Digital-to-analog signal converter
- splitterSomething that separates
- microfilterMinute-pore filtration membrane
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
bandwidth
Data transmission capacity
speed · attenuation · SNR · throughput · upstream · downstream · interleaving · fixed-rate · reach · bitrate
ISP
Web access company
- broadbandFast internet access
- subscriberOne who enrolls regularly
- connectionA joining or relation
plan · bundle · throttling · contention · installation · provisioning
asymmetric
Not identical on both sides
ATM
Automated banking kiosk
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- demodulationRecovering signal from carrier
- DMTPowerful naturally occurring hallucinogen
frequency · multiplexing · encapsulation · handshake · training · framing · bridging
ADSLfiber optic
Light-based data transmission
satellite internet · cable internet · Starlink · dial-up · HFC