Subject: 1. Introduction -- What's Ascend, anyway?
Ascend is a networking equipment manufacturer, located in Alameda,
California, USA. Their products are type-approved in many countries
[I will add a list of which countries approve which products].
The company produces a popular line of inexpensive IP routers/multi-
protocol bridges which connect over ISDN (switched-56 and frame relay
are also supported). In addition, Ascend produces more powerful "hub"
units which can process many calls at once.
ISDN stands for Integrated Services Digital Network; essentially
digital telephony provided over standard copper wire by your local
telco.
For more information on ISDN, great references are
Dan Kegel's ISDN Page,
and the
ISDN FAQ.
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