Types of Data Connections

Last Updated : Aug 20, 2020 |

You can use Communication Manager to allow the following types of data elements or devices to communicate to the world:

  • Data Terminals

  • Personal Computers

  • Host Computers (for example, CentreVu CMS)

  • Digital Telephones (Digital Communications Protocol (DCP) and Integrated Services Digital Network-Basic Rate Interface (ISDN-BRI))

  • Audio or Video Equipment

  • Printers

  • Local area networks (LAN)

You enable these connections using a large variety of data communications equipment, such as:

  • Modems

  • Data Modules

  • Asynchronous Data Units (ADU)

  • Modem Pools

  • Data or modem pooling circuit packs

Once you have connected these data devices to Communication Manager, you can use networking and routing capabilities to allow them to communicate with other devices over your private network or the public network.

This section describes the system features available to enable data communications.