Справочное Руководство для Netopia r6100

Скачать
Страница из 352
F-2  User’s Reference Guide
Like all flavors of DSL, ADSL is distance sensitive. As the distance between the customer premises and the 
central office increases, the available bandwidth decreases: 
Connection speeds for DSL typically range from 384 Kbps to 1.544 Mbps downstream and 128 Kbps 
upstream. Your LAN will constantly be connected and you will not have to dial into the Internet. DSL uses more 
of the bandwidth on copper phone lines than what is currently used for plain old telephone ser vice (POTS). By 
using frequencies between 26 kHz and 1 MHz, DSL can encode more data to achieve higher data rates than 
would other wise be possible in the restricted frequency range of a POTS network (up to 4 kHz). In order to use 
the frequencies above the voice audio spectrum, DSL equipment must be installed on both ends and the 
copper wire in between must be clean enough to sustain the higher frequencies for the entire route. This means 
that bandwidth limiting devices such as loading coils can prevent DSL from being used.
Historically, HDSL has been primarily used to deploy repeaterless T1 and E1 ser vices in areas where repeater 
installation was costly or problematic. Today there are over 300,000 such lines installed in the U.S. While these 
implementations typically require two or three pairs of copper wire, a new form of HDSL has emerged that uses 
a single pair of copper (i.e., ADSL) but still delivers up to 2 Mbps of bandwidth depending on loop length and 
quality.
Single pair HDSL (S-HDSL or ADSL) offers workable solutions to several of the challenges faced today by its 
less mature cousin, ADSL. Both technologies will have their place in the ser vice provider's network, and that 
will be based on the specific customer applications that are suppor ted over the last mile connection. However, 
ADSL offers some ver y attractive solutions to today's main drivers—remote data connectivity for corporate or 
Internet applications.
Because ADSL uses the same technology as the market-proven HDSL, it benefits from the maturity of HDSL 
implementations. For example, ADSL silicon chipsets cost about a third of that for ADSL chipsets. The lower per 
line cost means ser vice providers can launch high speed data ser vices sooner rather than later.
Higher speed ADSL solutions can then be brought on line when they are more cost effective.
The maturity of ADSL silicon also includes an advantage in the area of power consumption. Where most ADSL 
implementations require 6-8 watts of power, current ADSL modems consume 4 watts of power or less.
Because over 300,000 lines are already deployed using HDSL, ser vice providers feel comfor table with ADSL 
since it uses the same technology as its predecessor and ISDN. The line coding employed by both HDSL and 
ISDN has not caused any inter ference with existing ser vices like T1. This means ser vice providers deploy ADSL 
solutions without worr y about impact on other ser vices in neighboring binder groups.
Distance from 
Central Office
Maximum 
Downstream Speed
8,000 feet
8 Mbps
12,000 feet
6 Mbps
16,000 feet
2 Mbps
20,000 feet
1.5 Mbps