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{{Short description | Modem sharing device for sharing serial connections}}
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A '''modem sharing device''' ('''MSD'''), also commonly known as a '''line sharing device''' ('''LSD'''), '''modem sharer''', or '''line sharer''', allows multiple devices to share a ] connection. Only multipoint serial protocols such as ] are supported. Both ] and ] datastreams can be used. A common example would have a ] as host connected to multiple ]s often with a ] or ] ] in-between. A '''modem sharing device''', also called a '''line sharing device''', '''modem sharer''' or '''line sharer''', allows multiple ] devices to share a ]. ] and ] datastreams are supported. A common example was a ] host connected to ]s, with a ] or ] in between.


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A modem sharing device, also called a line sharing device, modem sharer or line sharer, allows multiple Binary Synchronous Communications devices to share a serial connection. Synchronous and asynchronous datastreams are supported. A common example was a Tandem host connected to automatic teller machines, with a modem or router in between.

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