User's Manual

Chapter 1: Overview

GlobeSpan, Inc. Proprietary – Use Pursuant to NDA

Features

The GlobeSpan USB ADSL Modem provides the following features:

• Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 1.1

• USB bus-powered; an external power supply is not required

• Supports three device drivers: Microsoft NDIS 4.0 WAN Miniport, NDIS 4.0 LAN Miniport

or NDIS 5.0 ATM Miniport

• Compatible with all T1.413, G.DMT, and G.lite compliant CO DSLAM equipment as well

as the vast majority of deployed CAP RADSL CO equipment

• Software upgradeable

• Supports up to sixteen simultaneous ATM virtual connections

• Includes a Microsoft Windows control panel monitoring program for configuring the

adapter and checking the status of the connection

• Provides an RJ-11 connector for connection to the telephone line

• Supports DSL downstream data rates up to 7 Mbps (125 times faster than standard 56K

modems)

• Supports DSL upstream data rates up to 1024 Kbps