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Understanding DSL Technology and Types

DSL originated in 1998 and is now widely used by telephone companies around the world to provide broadband internet access over existing copper telephone lines. DSL achieves speeds much faster than a dial-up modem by using a continuous connection with dedicated bandwidth. The main DSL technologies are ADSL, which provides faster download speeds, SDSL which offers symmetric upload and download speeds, and VDSL which can provide over 50 Mbps for short distances. DSL allows users to have high-speed internet access without needing new fiber optic cabling installation.

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Understanding DSL Technology and Types

DSL originated in 1998 and is now widely used by telephone companies around the world to provide broadband internet access over existing copper telephone lines. DSL achieves speeds much faster than a dial-up modem by using a continuous connection with dedicated bandwidth. The main DSL technologies are ADSL, which provides faster download speeds, SDSL which offers symmetric upload and download speeds, and VDSL which can provide over 50 Mbps for short distances. DSL allows users to have high-speed internet access without needing new fiber optic cabling installation.

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DSL

• IS8040

• Data Communication Theory and Practice

• William McCartney
Where is DSL

• began in 1998

• every major telephone company in


– Europe
– U.S.A.
– Canada
– Asia Pacific areas
What is DSL

• DSL - digital subscriber line

• continuous connection

• dedicated bandwidth

• digital therefore no audio to digital conversion


causing a loss of bandwidth
What is DSL
• achieves broadband speeds over ordinary phone lines
(T1 requires special line installation)

• carries voice and data

• downstream connections vary from 512 kbits/sec to


1.544 mbits/sec

• upstream connections typically at 128 kb/sec


Types of DSL
• ADSL - asymmetric DSL
• SDSL - symmetric DSL
• IDSL - ISDN (integrated services digital network) DSL
• HDSL - high bit rate DSL
• HDSL2 - high bit rate DSL 2
• VDSL - very high speed DSL
• [Link] - DSL Lite - splitterless DSL or universal DSL
• MDSL - multi-rate DSL
• RADSL - rate adaptive DSL
ADSL
• asymmetric DSL
• Typically 8 Mb/s downstream
– (125 times faster than 56K modem)
• Typically 640 kb/s upstream

• 6Mbps 12,000 ft 24awg


• 6Mbps 9,000 ft 26awg
• 1.5Mbps 18,000 ft 24awg
• 1.5Mbps 15,000 ft 26awg
SDSL - symmetric DSL

• Also known as single line DSL

• Same rate upstream and downstream - typically


2.3mb/sec

• More suitable for push/pull communications

• Good up to 10,000 ft
IDSL
• Integrated services digital network digital subscriber
line (ISDN)

• Uses 2 x 64K channels and 1 x 16K channel


– 144kb/sec on existing phone lines

• specifically designed for homes and offices too far


from phone company’s central office (CO) to
subscribe to ADSL
IDSL
• Good up to 18,000 ft without repeaters

• ISDN passes through the CO’s voice network

• IDSL bypasses the voice network (uses a special router at


phone company)

• dedicated services billed at a flat rate as opposed to ISDN


which requires call setup and may have per-call fees
HDSL

• Direct replacement for traditional T1 lines

• 1.54Mbps up to 12,000 ft

• Most mature of all DSL technologies

• Uses 2 copper pairs


HDSL-2
• Newer version of DSL technology also known as high-
speed DSL

• symmetric technology intended to replace T1/E1 lines


& older generation HDSL technology

• uses single pair of copper wires

• 1.5mb/sec up to 12,000 feet (3,650 meters)


HDSL-2

• Supports
– voice
– data
– video
• using
– ATM
– frame - relay
– private line T1 service
VDSL
• Very high speed DSL

• transmits high speed data over existing phone lines

• fast rates over relatively short distances


– 51Mbps to 55Mbps up to 1,000 feet (300m)
– 10Mbps up to 3,000 ft (900m)

• connects to neighborhood optical network units (ONUs)


which connect to the CO main fiber network backbone
VDSL

• Anticipated new services


– interactive TV
– video on demand
– HDTV (high definition TV)
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