Watson SHDSL router is an innovative Next-Generation DSL solution designed for enabling high-speed Internet or point-to-point connectivity to business customers.

Watson SHDSL router uses Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) technology, which is a transparent ex-tension of Ethernet-base LANs into wide area networks. No conversion of packet formats is re-quired when transiting between LAN and WAN. This transparency greatly simplifies network opera-tions, reduces deployment costs, and increase service levels. EFM includes maintenance function that make the operation of large wide-area Ethernets feasible.

Watson SHDSL router features either two or four SHDSL ports. Symmetrical data rates up to 5.7 Mbit/s are available on each copper pair. Using EFM pair bonding, data rates of 22.8 Mbit/s over 4 copper pairs can be achieved.

Watson SHDSL router integrates an eight port Ethernet switch, an SPI Firewall and a VPN gate-way, which protects networks by providing robust security features and standard IPSec Virtual Pri-vate Network tunneling.

Watson SHDSL router features a user-friendly graphical Web-based management interface. This highly intuitive GUI is easily mastered by the novice user, but is also highly flexible and offers so-phisticated users and system administrators full control of the system.