There are two types of standalone DCP data modules as shown in below table.
Table 1: Standalone DCP data modules
Type |
Name 50 |
Interfaces to: |
MPDM |
Modular Processor Data Module |
DTE (data terminals, host computers, printers) |
MTDM |
Modular Trunk Data Module |
DCE (modems, data modules) |
50Early versions of these data modules were referred to as PDMs and TDMs, respectively. Later models are designed to provide a variety of interfaces by using interchangeable modules and are thus called modular data modules
