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in modern networking. Both DSL and cable—fully digital Internet

connections—use the term modem to describe the box that takes the incoming

signal from the Internet and translates it into something the computer can

understand.

Cable Internet connections start with an RG-6 or RG-59 cable coming into

your house. The cable connects to a cable modem that then connects to a

small home router or your network interface card (NIC) via Ethernet. Figure

21-14 shows a typical cable setup using a router.

Figure 21-14 Cable connection

Fiber

In the past, high costs meant that only those with money to burn could enjoy

the super-fast speeds of a fiber connection. Subsequently, DSL providers

developed very popular fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) and fiber-to-the-premises

(FTTP) services that provide Internet (and often Internet and telephone

services over the same connection), making them head-to-head competitors

with the cable companies. Entrants like Google Fiber and local municipalities

have added momentum to the fiber rollout.

With FTTN, the fiber connection runs from the provider to a box

somewhere in your neighborhood. This box connects to your home or office

using normal coaxial or Ethernet cabling. FTTP runs from the provider

straight to a home or office, using fiber the whole way. Once inside the home

or office, you can use any standard cabling (or wireless) to connect your

computers to the Internet.

One popular fiber-based service is AT&T Internet (formerly called U-

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