ABSTRACT ADSL Assymetric Digital Subscriber Line ADSL can practically transform the existing public information network

from one limited to oice! text and low resolution graphics to a powerful! ubi"uitous system capable of carrying multimedia! including full motion ideo! to e eryone#s home$ ADSL works by splitting the phone line into two fre"uency ranges$ The fre"uencies below % k&' are reser ed for oice! and the range abo e that is used for data$ ADSL pro ides always(on high(speed )nternet access o er a single dedicated telephone line* cable modems offer always(on high(speed )nternet access o er a shared cable tele ision line$ +hile cable modems ha e greater downstream ,from the )nternet into the home- bandwidth capabilities! that bandwidth is shared among all users in a neighbourhood! and will therefore ary! perhaps dramatically! as more users in a neighbourhood get online at the same time to compete for bandwidth$ +ith ADSL! e en though both the computer and phone re"uire the same line! both can still operate at the same time as the other$ This means that users can lea e their )nternet connection open! and still use the phone line for oice calls$ Speed is one of the main reasons for upgrading from a slower dial up connection$ ADSL can reach speeds that are ./ times faster than a dial(up 0odem$ This means faster surfing! faster downloads! and faster games$ ADSL is a distance(sensiti e technology$ A connection that#s up to ./x times faster will let you use the )nternet as it was meant to be$ +eb pages will snap up on your screen right away! files will download with ama'ing speed! and you#ll be able to play network games smoothly$ The DSL connection is a dedicated link$ 1nlike )SD2 and analogue modem connections the DSL connection is up .% hours a day$ This gi es you some additional options like running ser ers$ 3n 0arch 4! .55.! it was announced that DSL deployment reached 67$8 million subscribers worldwide at the end of .556$ DSL will not become outdated for "uite some time$ As long as copper telephone wires are used for transporting data! and oice! DSL will be a iable technology$ ADSL is competing with technologies such as cable(modem access for high(speed connections from consumers to the )nternet$

ADSL Assymetric Digital Subscriber Line ADSL can practically transform the existing public information network from one limited to oice! text and low resolution graphics to a powerful! ubi"uitous system capable of carrying multimedia! including full motion ideo! to e eryone#s home$ 2isha$k S8 )T

1. DSL: An Introduction to ADSL 1.1. What is it? 1.2. What different types are there? 2. The Inner Workings 2.1. What is it? 2.2. Ho it orks 2.2.1. !"TS 2.2.2. #ode$s 2.2.%. Signa& Sp&itting 2.2.'. (A! 2.2.). D#T 2.2.*.Lo +!ass ,i&ter 2.%. DSL Hard are-e.uip$ent 2.%.1. DSL Transcei/er 2.%.2. DSLA#

9$:arious Applications of Adsl

'. (o$petitors And (o$parison '.1. Ho it co$pares '.2. The strengths '.2.1. A& ays+"n Ser/ice '.2.2. !hone-Internet Si$u&taneous& '.2.%. Speed '.2.'. Dedicated (onnection '.2.). 01isting infrastructure '.2.*. (osts are incre$enta& '.2.2. Integrated diagnostics and $aintenance features '.%. The eaknesses '.%.1. #a1i$u$ range '.%.2. Asynchronous '.%.%. 3ot a/ai&a4&e e/ery here ). The (urrent 5 ,uture Status ).1. The current uses ).2. The current usage ).%. The future of ADSL

1. DSL: An Introduction to ADSL

1.1. What is it?
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) is a technology that brings high bandwidth information to homes and small businesses over the existing 2 wire copper telephone lines.
+6AD7A3TA80S +uses e1isting phone&ines +digita& data is trans$itted direct&y +6A3AL"8 T9A3S#ISSI"3 ->DSL SPEED

1.2.

What different types are there?

xDSL refers to different variations of DSL such as !DSL SDSL "DSL and #!DSL.

2. The Inner Workings

2.1.

What is it?

- !road!and co""unication techno#ogy

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2.2.

How it works

$%2atches particular fre3uencies to specific tas4s

2.2.1. POTS-PLAIN OLD TELEPHONE SERVICE 2.2.2. Modems

(;ADSL 03D<0S(!DSL modems 5piggybac45 their signals on top of the voice signal.

2.2.3. Signal Splitting

!DSL wor4s by splitting the phone line into two fre3uency ranges.

2.2.4. CAP(CARRIER-LESS AMPLIT DE MOD LATION!

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Low-Pass Filter

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DSL Hard are-e.uip$ent. !DSL uses two pieces of e3uipment one on the customer end and one at the )nternet service provider /elephone 6ompany or other provider of DSL services. 2.%.1. DSL transcei/er it#s the point where data from the user#s computer or network is connected to the DSL line$

2.3.2. DSLAM(Digital subscriber line access multiplexer

(;recei es customer connections figure

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The following is a comp a ri so n of downloa d spe e d s betw e e n

ADSL mod e m s and other mod e m s C 0ode m Type Download Spe e d ,for a short 4 0bps ADSL 6$/ 0bps ADSL 6$/ 0bps Cable 6.7 =bps )SD2 .7$7 =bps 6%$% =bps 65 sec %5 sec %5 sec 8 mins 9/ mins 86 mins ideo D 8$/ 0B-

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The strengths
Alwa#s-$n Ser%ice P&one'(nternet Simultaneousl#
Speed Dedicated (onnection 01isting infrastructure

4.3.
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The $eaknesses
Asynchronous 2ot a ailable e erywhere

4.3.1. Ma0i#1# %ang$

2. T+$ C1%%$nt ' 31t1%$ Stat1&

%.1. The current uses
$%! connection that7s up to 28x times faster than dial$up modems $%available 29 hours

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T+$ .1%%$nt 1&ag$ The future of ADSL

one thing is true: DSL is here' and keeps on getting !etter and faster.