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Multi-service access node

A multi-service access node (MSAN), also known as a multi-service access gateway (MSAG), is a device typically installed in a telephone exchange (although sometimes in a roadside serving area interface cabinet) which connects customers' telephone lines to the core network, to provide telephone, ISDN, and broadband such as DSL all from a single platform.

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DSL all from a single platform.Prior to the deployment of MSANsinstance ofand broadband0.80text
telecom providers typically had a multitude of separate equipment including DSLAMs to provide the various types of services to customersinstance ofand broadband0.80text

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