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Cable router
"Cable router"
has two basic meanings:
Single Cable Router
- a down-conversion device for the radio
data link
. It
converts
RF signal
from a
satellite dish
or
TV antenna
to the user-defined
IF
channel
. Usually, many SCRs are
connected
to a single
coaxial cable
- each converting to a
separate
IF channel. The
entire
system
referred to as
Single Cable Distribution
.
A piece of
computer network
equipment
located between
cable modem
and
LAN
,
performing
functions
of the
network router
in a
modem
.
Cable
routers
are usually
integrated
with the modem,
frequently
incorporating
firewall
,
proxy
, or
network gateway
functions as well.