Editing Softmodem (section)

== DSL softmodems ==
Although "softmodem" typically applies to [[PSTN]] modems, there are some software-based [[Digital subscriber line|DSL]] modems or even [[Router (computing)|routers]], which work on the same principles but at higher bandwidth and with more complex encoding schemes. One of the first software based DSL modem chipsets was [[Motorola]]'s SoftDSL chipset.<ref>{{Cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518032851/http://www.motorola.com/softmodem/softDSL.htm |archive-date=2007-05-18 |url-status=dead |title=SoftDSL Solutions |publisher=Motorola |url=http://www.motorola.com/softmodem/softDSL.htm}}</ref>

The term [[WinDSL]] has been coined to describe this kind of technology.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://tech.slashdot.org/story/00/04/20/091202/windsl-coming | title = WinDSL Coming? |work=[[Slashdot]] |date=2000-04-20 }}</ref> DSL softmodems generally require the same interfaces as PSTN softmodems, such as [[Universal Serial Bus|USB]] or [[Peripheral Component Interconnect|PCI]].