New Access Options – Cable Modem

• Uses digital cable infrastructure

• High speed

  • 2 Mbps (and higher)

• Data interfaces

  • Typically Ethernet

• Voice options vary

• Shared (but encrypted) access

• Physically diverse routing

Ethernet

Cable

Modem

Cable Hub

Transport Network

(ATM?)

MaybeATM

Digital Cable

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