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Telecommunication Systems

Spring 2006

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DSL
What is xDSL?
 xDSL is a generic abbreviation for a number of DSL
variations/flavors
 The different variations of DSL technology have been
implemented to meet the specific needs of any home users,
small and medium size businesses, schools and colleges,
and corporate sectors
 What is Asymmetric DSL or ADSL?
 Higher downstream rate compared to upstream rate
 Applications include web-browsing, video downloads etc.
 What is SDSL?
 Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
 It is symmetrical (an equal amount of bandwidth is available
on the upstream and the downstream)
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DSL
 What is RA-DSL?
 Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line (R-ADSL)
technology can automatically adjust the speed of the
line by conducting a series of initial tests to
determine the maximum speed possible on a
particular line
 In areas where there is a large variance in the length
of the local loop (distance between the service user
and the central office), the gauge of the wire, and
the condition of the line, it becomes difficult to
determine what speeds should be provisioned over
each line
 Weather condition further acts to change the
maximum possible throughput on a given line 3
DSL
 What is VDSL?
 Very High Bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line provides
provision for shorter local loops, perhaps up to 4,000ft with
downstream speeds of up to a 52 Mbps
 VDSL comes in two variants, a "symmetrical" and an
"asymmetrical" version
 What is IDSL?
 ISDN Digital Subscriber Line (IDSL) permits data
transmission at speeds of 128 Kbps over a single copper pair
specifying loops up to 18,000 feet
 Because IDSL uses the same industry-standard line coding
technique as ISDN, customers with ISDN BRI terminal
adapters can use their current TAs/ routers for connecting to
IDSL lines 4
 ISDN can be used for data-only applications
DSL
 What is M-SDSL?
 Multirate Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
 M-SDSL can automatically adjust the speed of the
line
 It supports eight distinct rates and permits data
transmission speeds between 64 Kbps and 128 Kbps
specifying loops up to 29,000 ft and stepping down
to 15,000 ft at a full 2 Mbps rate
 M-SDSL uses Carrierless Amplitude Phase
modulation (CAP) modulation

5
DSL
 Summary of different variations of DSL

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DSL-Review
 Which of the following statements about DSL is
not true?
 DSL is a broadband access technology
 DSL provides high speed internet connection
 It is an “always-on” connection
 A DSL connection can eliminate the frustrating
delays associated when waiting to download
information and graphics from the Internet
 A DSL line can support only one telephone number
 DSL increases the download times

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DSL-Review
 What are the two line coding schemes used in the
DSL technology?
CAP DMT

 Which of the following line coding scheme has


been adapted as standard by the ANSI and ETSI?
CAP DMT

 In the DSL terms, what does CAP stand for?


 Carrier Amplitude Phase Modulation
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DSL-Review
 Which of the following statements about CAP
(Carrierless Amplitude Phase Modulation) is not
true?
 CAP enables the use of lower range of frequency
spectrum
 SDSL used CAP line coding
 RA-DSL uses the CAP line coding
 MSDSL uses CAP
 CAP treats the entire frequency spectrum as a single
channel
 CAP is immune to narrow-band interference
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DSL-Review
 High frequency signals transmitted over copper
loops attenuate energy faster than the lower
frequency signals
TRUE FALSE

 Why CAP and DMT have become the most popular


line coding techniques to be used to support DSL
technology?
 They have reduced signal attenuation by using a
lower range of frequency spectrum than earlier
alternative line coding techniques
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DSL-Review
 Why DMT is a better choice than CAP?
 Speed
 Bandwidth efficiency
 Immunity to interference
 Power consumption

 What is DMT?
 Discrete Multi Tone modulation

 Where is DSLAM located?


 Customer Premises
 Exchange side 11
DSL-Review
 A DSLAM, receives signals from multiple customer
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) connections and
puts the signals on a high-speed backbone line
using multiplexing techniques
TRUE FALSE

 At the other end of each transmission DSLAM


demultiplexes the signals and forwards them to
appropriate individual DSL connections
TRUE FALSE

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DSL-Review
 A modulation technique and is susceptible to
narrowband interference
 CAP
 DMT

 Each of the sub bands can support QAM-64


modulation
 DMT
 CAP

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An Introduction to Broadband Communication
&
Broadband Access Potential in Pakistan

by

Wahaj-us-Siraj
CEO
Micronet Broadband

Tuesday March 21, 2006


1:30 pm

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