Introduction; Selection Criteria - Alcatel speed touch home Advanced User's Manual

5 Packet Services
5.1

Introduction

5.2

Selection Criteria

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The Speed Touch Home offers two different packet services.
A packet service can be defined as:
The actions that need to be performed on every data packet in
order to filter or forward packets to the next device in the
communication chain."
The following services are available:
IEEE 802.1D Transparent Bridging
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PPP to PPTP Relaying
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The criteria below can help you to select the most appropriate
packet service for your application:
The configuration required by your ISP or corporate LAN
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administrator.
The application protocol you want to use (within the
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boundaries of the remote end).
The session aspect: an Always on" connection or a
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connection that is established when needed, i.e. Dial up".
Connectivity to a single or simultaneously to multiple remote
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network(s).
Security features such as identification, authentication and
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encryption.
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