DSL Modem - Service Features

Service Features

For more details on this topic, see Residential gateway.

Apart from connecting to a DSL service, many modems offer additional integrated features, forming a residential gateway:

  • ADSL2 or ADSL2+ support
  • Router functionality that includes Network Address Translation (NAT) to share a single IPv4 address.
  • An 802.11b, 802.11g or 802.11n wireless access point
  • A built-in switch (typically 4 ports)
  • Virtual Private Network termination
  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server
  • Dynamic DNS (Domain Name System) clients
  • Voice over Internet Protocol functionality including Quality of Service (priority control for data flows between users)

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