ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

ISDN

ISDN stands for Integrated Services Digital Network. It’s like a special type of phone line that can do lots of things besides just making voice calls.

Let’s imagine you’re playing with two toys: a phone and a computer. If you want to use the phone to make a call, you have to plug it into the wall. Same thing with the computer, right? You plug it into something called the internet to connect to other computers.

ISDN is like a magic phone line that lets both of these toys (phone and computer) talk to each other without any extra equipment.

Now, let’s take a look at what ISDN can do:
- Make voice calls, like a regular phone line
- Send digital data, like an internet connection for your computer
- Share a single phone line for both services
- Provide fast connection speeds (up to 128 kbps)

So it’s like a special type of telephone line that can do many things at once, making it a very useful technology for businesses and homes that require both voice and data services over a single line.