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USB Modem Terms

Before configuring USB modems and their supporting dialer interfaces, become familiar with the terms defined in Table 48Table 68.

Table 68: USB Modem Terminology

Term

Definition

caller ID

Telephone number of the caller on the remote end of a backup USB modem connection, used to dial in and also to identify the caller. Multiple caller IDs can be configured on a dialer interface. During dial-in, the router matches the incoming call's caller ID against the caller IDs configured on its dialer interfaces. Each dialer interface accepts calls from only callers whose caller IDs are configured on it.

dial backup

Feature that reestablishes network connectivity through one or more backup dialer interfaces after a primary interface fails. When the primary interface is reestablished, the USB modem backup is disconnected.

dialer interface (dl)

Logical interface for configuring dialing properties and the control interface for a backup ISDN connection.

dial-in

Feature that enables J-series Services Routers to receive calls from the remote end of a backup ISDN connection. The remote end of the ISDN call might be a service provider, a corporate central location, or a customer premises equipment (CPE) branch office. All incoming calls can be verified against caller IDs configured on the router's dialer interface.

dialer profile

Set of characteristics configured for the ISDN dialer interface. Dialer profiles allow the configuration of physical interfaces to be separated from the logical configuration of dialer interfaces required for ISDN connectivity. This feature also allows physical and logical interfaces to be bound together dynamically on a per-connection basis.

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)

Digital communication service provided by telecommunication service providers. It is an all-digital dialup (on-demand) service that carries voice, data, and video transmissions over telephone lines.


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