
	splitter


	Home > Networking Definitions - Splitter

SearchNetworking.com Definitions (Powered by WhatIs.com)

EMAIL THIS

LOOK UP TECH TERMS		Powered by:

Browse tech terms alphabetically:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

splitter

Digg This!

StumbleUpon

Del.icio.us

- In telephony, a splitter, sometimes called a "plain old telephone service splitter," is a device that divides a telephone signal into two or more signals, each carrying a selected frequency range, and can also reassemble signals from multiple signal sources into a single signal. Users getting connected to the Internet with Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) service may, in some cases, have a splitter installed at their home or business. Users elsewhere may be able to get splitterless service (which means that a splitter doesn't need to be installed). For ADSL, the splitter divides the incoming signal into low frequencies to send to voice devices and high frequencies for data to the computer. The telephone company's central office also uses a POTS splitter to send low-frequency voice signals on to the voice telephone network and to send high-frequency data to a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexor (DSLAM) for transmission to the Internet.

LAST UPDATED:

31 Jul 2001

Do you have something to add to this definition? Let us know.
Send your comments to techterms@whatis.com

Digg This!

StumbleUpon

Del.icio.us

RELATED CONTENT

	Next-generation wide area network services on the rise Next-generation wide area network (WAN) services are on the rise as companies begin to migrate to services like MPLS.
	How can I achieve auto-negotiations between my device and switches? Trying to troubleshoot a device on the network? Learn how to get managed switches (from Extreme and Cisco) to perform auto-negotiation with your...
	MPLS implementation gotchas Eliminate network latency, without locking into an SLA with a bad service provider, in this tip on controlling and implementing multiprotocol label...

RELATED GLOSSARY TERMS

Terms from Whatis.com − the technology online dictionary

coarse wavelength division multiplexing (SearchNetworking.com)

Direct Outward Dialing (SearchNetworking.com)

SEARCH

TechTarget provides enterprise IT professionals with the information they need to perform their jobs - from developing strategy, to making cost-effective IT purchase decisions and managing their organizations' IT projects - with its network of technology-specific Web sites, events and magazines.


TechTarget Corporate Web Site \| Media Kits \| Reprints \| Site Map All Rights Reserved, Copyright 2000 - 2008, TechTarget \| Read our Privacy Policy