Broadband Internet Glossary

Wireless ADSL Access (Wireless Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Switch Access).  Wireless ADSL Access uses a wireless LAN (WLAN) to provide the customer's internal network, with the ADSL broadband modem and router built into the wireless access point.

Wireless DSL Access (Wireless Digital Subscriber Line Switch Access).  Wireless DSL Access uses a wireless LAN (WLAN) to provide the customer's internal network, with the DSL broadband modem and router built into the wireless access point.

Wireless HDSL Access (Wireless Digital Subscriber Line Switch Access).  Wireless HDSL Access uses a wireless LAN (WLAN) to provide the customer's internal network, with the ADSL broadband modem and router built into the wireless access point.

Wireless RADSL Access (Wireless Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line Switch Access).  Wireless RADSL Access uses a wireless LAN (WLAN) to provide the customer's internal network, with the RADSL broadband modem and router built into the wireless access point.

Wireless Router.  The term wireless router is sometimes used for a router that is integrated in to the wireless access point for a wireless LAN (WLAN).

Wireless SDSL Access (Wireless Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line Switch Access).  Wireless SDSL Access uses a wireless LAN (WLAN) to provide the customer's internal network, with the SDSL broadband modem and router built into the wireless access point.

Wireless VDSL Access (Wireless Very high rate Digital Subscriber Line Switch Access).  Wireless VDSL Access uses a wireless LAN (WLAN) to provide the customer's internal network, with the VDSL broadband modem and router built into the wireless access point.

Wireless xDSL Access (Wireless x Digital Subscriber Line Switch Access).  Wireless xDSL Access uses a wireless LAN (WLAN) to provide the customer's internal network, with the xDSL broadband modem and router built into the wireless access point.

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