ZyXEL Communications Prestige 480 - Manual (Page 31)

Prestige 480 Dual BRI ISDN Router
Getting to know your Prestige 1-1
Chapter 1
Getting to Know Your Router
This chapter describes the key features and applications of your Prestige.
1.1 Prestige 480 ISDN Router
The Prestige 480 is a dual-line multi-protocol ISDN router. The Prestige is ideal for everything from Internet
browsing or receiving calls from remote dial-in users to making LAN-to-LAN connections to remote
networks.
1.2 Features of Prestige 480
The following are the key features of the Prestige 480.
Dual ISDN Basic Rate Interface (BRI) Support
The P480 supports two BRI, with each BRI offering two 64Kbps channels. The channels can be used
independently for up to four destinations simultaneously in any incoming/outgoing combination or be
bundled in a single connection to speed up data transfer.
Mega Bundle or Multiple ISPs Support
The P480 can call a second, third or fourth ISP when the traffic exceeds a certain threshold and split the
traffic between the various connections. The P480 refers to this multiple ISPs support as Mega Bundle.
IP Alias
The P480 allows you to partition a physical network into logical networks. It support three logical networks
on the same physical Ethernet segment and allows the users to access the Internet using Pre stige's Single