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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''' ('''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 be a ] as host connected to multiple ]s often with a ] or ] ] in-between.


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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 serial connection. Only multipoint serial protocols such as Bisync are supported. Both synchronous and asynchronous datastreams can be used. A common example would be a Tandem as host connected to multiple automatic teller machines often with a modem or Cisco router in-between.


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