Internet Connection Types and Modems
IXP
ISP
Modem
IXP
Internet exchange points
Framework for creating a security association (SA) used with IPSec. An SA establishes that two hosts trust one another (authenticate) and agree on secure protocols and cipher suites to use to exchange data.
mostly created by telecommunications companies and academic institutions.
ISP
Internet service provider
Provides Internet connectivity and web services to its customers.
Modem
established connection between router WAN interface and ISP
Internet service provider
establish high-speed links between their networks, using transit and peering arrangements to carry traffic to and form parts of the Internet they do not physically own.
service Providers
Provides Internet connectivity and web services to its customers.
Public switch telephone
network (PSTN)
Global network connecting national telecommunications systems.
The core of the PSTN is fiber optic, but at its edge, it is still often composed of leacy, two-pair cabling
Digital Subscriber Line Modems