Editing DSLAM (section)

{{Short description|Network device that connects DSL interfaces to a digital communications channel}}
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[[File:Outdoor DSLAM.JPG|thumb|250px|Siemens DSLAM SURPASS hiX 5625]]
[[File:Outdoor DSLAM Huawei.jpg|thumb|Outdoor Huawei DSLAM fed by GPON lines]]
A '''digital subscriber line access multiplexer''' ('''DSLAM''', often pronounced ''DEE-slam'') is a network device, often located in [[telephone exchange]]s, that connects multiple customer [[digital subscriber line]] (DSL) interfaces to a high-speed digital communications channel using [[multiplexing]] techniques.<ref>{{cite web|title=Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) |url=http://www.iec.org/online/tutorials/dslam/ |publisher=iec.org |access-date=2008-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124112217/http://www.iec.org/online/tutorials/dslam/ |archive-date=2008-01-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its [[cable internet]] ([[DOCSIS]]) counterpart is the [[cable modem termination system]].