Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line

[balaji_satish]

Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line

1.Links subscriber and internet service provider only for residential users.

2.Uses existing local loops.

3.Uses currently installed twisted pair cable.

4.Can carry broader spectrum of 1MHz or more.

ADSL CONFIGURATION

The twisted pair local loop is actually capable of handling bandwidths up to 1.1Mhz, but the filter installed at the end office of the telephone company where each local loop terminates limits the bandwidth to 4Khz(for voice comm.). If the filter is removed the entire 1.1Mhz is available for data and voice comm. but practically it is not the case.

ADSL

1.ADSL allows transmission of high bit-rates over local loop.

n It does not require any changes in the wiring.

2.In addition, it uses the local loop for dual purpose.

n A user can use the telephone for analog voice communication and at the same time transmit data or stream video.

3.It requires a splitter and an ADSL modem

n The splitter separates voice/fax signals from data stream.

n PC to ADSL modem: typically USB.

n ADSL is asymmetric: it provides a higher bit-rate downstream than upstream.

n Downstream: 32 kb/s to 6.4 Mb/s (more typically, 1.5 Mb/s)

n Upstream: 32 to 640 kb/s (more typically, 256 kb/s)

n Asymmetry is acceptable when high bitrate data is transmitted to the user.

n E.g.: Video-On-Demand, Internet radio

n In some cases, symmetric communication is preferable.

E.g.: Videoconferences

n To achieve high bitrate transmission, ADSL uses a sophisticated technology:

n It is adaptive: ADSL modems at the two ends probe the line between them to find its characteristics, and then agree to communicate using techniques that are optimal for that line.

n Depending on the characteristics of the wiring, different bit-rates can be achieved.

Discrete Multitone Technique

The modulation technique that has become standard for ADSL is called the DISCRETE MULTITONE TECHNIQUE.

n DMT combines QAM and FDM.

n Multiple carrier signals at different frequencies

n Some bits on each channel

n 4kHz subchannels with 15 bit modulation.

n Send test signal and use subchannels with better signal to noise ratio

n 256 downstream subchannels at 4kHz (60kbps)

n Frequencies from 138kHz to 1104kHz.

[surendranath]

Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a form of DSL, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide. It does this by utilizing frequencies that are not used by a voice telephone call.[1] A splitter - or microfilter - allows a single telephone connection to be used for both ADSL service and voice calls at the same time. ADSL can generally only be distributed over short distances from the central office, typically less than 4 kilometres (2 mi),[2] but has been known to exceed 8 kilometres (5 mi) if the originally laid wire gauge allows for farther distribution.

At the telephone exchange the line generally terminates at a DSLAM where another frequency splitter separates the voice band signal for the conventional phone network. Data carried by the ADSL is typically routed over the telephone company's data network and eventually reaches a conventional internet network.

see http://en.wikipediawiki/Asymmetric_digit...riber_line
http://howstuffworksdsl.htm
http://wisegeekwhat-is-adsl.htm
http://tdk.co.jp/teapl01/pdf_e/adsl.pdf

[priyanka]

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