The term "modem" is a combination of two words: MOdulate and DEModulate. This goes back to the days when all communication lines were analog and the digital computer signal had to be MOdulated to convert it to analog and then DEModulated to convert it back to digital.
Then came digital, broadband, "cable." Whatever you want to call it (but not T-1 or any of its flavors). And the cable comes into your premises, connects to a box, and from that box a CAT-5 or USB cable is connected to a router or NIC. That box is called a Cable Modem. So is it really a modem? Does it actually MOdulate and DEModulate? Or is it more like a CSU (Channel Select Unit)? Or what??? I think that Modem is a misnomer because the input and output signals are both digital. Am I wrong? TIA! HALinNY _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
