Market Status of DSL Technology

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Market Status of DSL Technology

 DSL is the #1 Broadband Choice in the World with over 65% marketshare and more than 200 million users
DSL is available in every region of the world, and ADSL owns the majority of the market though VDSL and ADSL2plus are gaining ground
 DSL is capable of providing up to 100 Mbp, and supports voice, video and data.
 The new DSL network is IP-centric
There is broad equipment interoperability and there are currently established test specifications for ADSL,
ADSL2plus, SHDSL, and soon VDSL2 will join the list Finally, ADSL and home networking are a natural fit as DSL effectively supports multiple applications for multiple uses via each DSL connection.

Functional Elements Use of Bandwidth\ Channel Separation & POTS Splitter New IP-centric Architecture

POTS- Plain Old Telephone Service

TR-059 specifies IP Routed Network Architecture to support a mix of IP based services including IP Video from an Application Service Provider, by employing DiffServ.
ASP – Application Service Provider


•Not widely used in the industry
•G.shdsl (G.991.2)
- ITU Recommendation
1st Global Standard for DSL after ADSL
Harmonized w/ ETSI SDSL & ANSI HDSL2
- Two-wire Operation
Symmetrical and Rate Adaptive
192kbps to 2.312Mbps
- Options to the Standard
4-wire operation
Repeaters
Fixed rate operation at 784 kb/s and 1.544 kb/s
– Approved by ITU-T as G.992.3 July 2002
– Features
Improved rate – up to 12Mbps by 1Mbps Improved reach – around 600ft / 180m
– Power cutback capability
– Reduced framing overhead
– Better modulation efficiency
– Channelisation capability
– Bonding of lines
– Approved by ITU-T as G.992.5 January 2003
– Features
Much increased rates – up to 20Mbps by 1Mbps
– Doubled downstream frequency band to 2.2Mhz Reduced cross talk
Allows provision of advanced services Builds on all ADSL2 features Legacy interoperable
Services now available
Being installed as the “standard” modem chip set Interoperability problems effectively overcome
VDSL2
– ADSL, ADSL2 and ADSL2plus interoperable
Services now available
Better support of new applications
z Triple / Quad play is becoming a reality!
– ADSL2plus and VDSL2 both offer wide area
20+Mbps multi-channel speeds
Allows FTTC and direct from exchange service Full service residential 50Mbps by 10Mbps – max Wide area business Ethernet Feeder transport to remote nodes – using bonding 3 x HDTV (VDSL2), Internet, voice, gaming etc
z ADSL2plus and VDSL2
– With VDSL2 now approved:
Backward compatible with ADSL2plus etc Offers highly scalable networks Creates new flexibility for service providers Steadily take fibre closer to the subscriber
– Migrate ADSL → ADSL2plus → VDSL2 Easily implemented service expansion and upgrade
Most service providers update with a triple pack:
ADSL2, ADSL2plus and RE-ADSL at the same time
Or go straight to VDSL2

z VDSL2 standardization started in January 2004 Main technology development in ITU-T North American system requirements in ANSI/NIPNAI European system requirements in ETSI Reached consent in May 2005 (Geneva Meeting)
– Bandwidth increased from 12 MHz to 30 MHz
– Up to 4096 tones (8x ADSL2plus!) Worldwide Versatile Standard
– 8 profiles defined for different services
– Different bandplans for the regions
– Variety of PSDs to optimize spectral compatibility
z Support for a variety of services
– Integrated Quality of Service features
– ATM as well as Ethernet payload
– Channel bonding for extended reach or rate

Reach / ft*
* Numbers are rounded


ADSL2plus backwards compatibility will make VDSL2 deployment scenario much more attractive for the Carriers and will speed up the technology adoption.

– Finalizing performance/functional requirements
(WT-114 and WT-115)
– Interoperability test plan for VDSL2 (PD-139) Enables efficient interoperability testing First plugfest planned for January 2006
z Ongoing test events with the interoperability test labs
Management
– Protocol Independent Object Model For Managing VDSL2
(WT-129) Based on ITU G.997.1 Adopting new objects from G.vdsl2
ADSL2plus and VDSL2 offer triple play at last
– Reach allows wider serving areas
– Rates allow triple play and enhanced services
– Ethernet rapidly taking over from ATM Offers LAN extension type services – no signal
conversion
– Network architecture evolving faster than ever before – Broadband Forum driven


BroadbandSuite Release 1.0
Key Capabilities : Internet access via ADSL or SHDSL over a QoS-enabled ATM architecture. Supports VoIP transport & VoDSL
ACCESS R1.0 HOME R1.0 CONTROL R1.0
TR-059 : Architecture Requirements for TR-069 : CPE WAN Mgmt Protocol TR-090 : Protocol Independent Object
the Support of QoS-Enabled IP Services Model for Managing Next Generation
ADSL Technologies
TR-067 : ADSL Interop Test Plan TR-111 : Applying TR-069 to Remote TR-066 : ADSL Network Element Mgmt Management of Home Networking Devices
TR-092 : Broadband Remote Access TR-068v2 : Base Requirements for an TR-051 : DSL Specific Conventions for the
Server (BRAS) Requirements Document ADSL Modem with Routing ITU-T Q.822.1 Performance Mgmt Bulk
Data File Structure
TR-060 : Interop Test Plan for SHDSL TR-064 : LAN-Side DSL CPE Configuration TR-050 : CORBA v2 for ADSL EMS-NMS
Specification Interface
TR-043 : Protocols at the U Interface for TR-133 : TR-064 Extensions for Service TR-027 : SNMP-based ADSL LINE MIB Accessing Data Networks using ATM/DSL Differentiation
TR-042 : ATM Transport over ADSL TR-104 : Provisioning Parameters for VoIP TR-024 : DMT Line Code Specific MIB
Recommendation CPE
TR-025 : Core Network Architecture for TR-098 : Gateway Device Version 1.1 Data
Access to Legacy Data Network over Model for TR-069 ADSL

TR-013 : Interface & Configurations for
ADSL: Central Office
TR-062 : Auto-Config for the Connection
Between the DSL Broadband Network
Termination (B-NT) and the Network using
ATM
TR-061 : Interfaces and System
Configurations for ADSL: Customer
Premises


ACCESS R2.0 HOME R2.0 CONTROL R2.0
TR-101 : Ethernet-centric multicast-capable architecture TR-124 : Functional Requirements for
Broadband Residential Gateway Devices TR-130 : xDSL EMS to NMS Interface
Functional Requirements
TR-100 : ADSL2plus performance test plan TR-069 Amendment 1 : CPE WAN
Management Protocol TR-129 : Protocol-Independent
Management Model for Next Generation
DSL Technologies
TR-067 Issue 2 : ADSL Interoperability Test
Plan TR-098 Amendment 1 : Internet Gateway
Device Data Model for TR-069 TR-128 : Addendum to TR-090, Protocol
Independent Object Model for Managing
Next Generation ADSL Technologies
TR-122 : Base Requirements for
Consumer-Oriented Analog Terminal
Adapter Functionality
TR-068 : Base Requirements for an ADSL
Modem with Routing

BroadbandSuite Release 3.0 (late 2008)
Key Capabilities : Triple-play access via GPON over a QoS-enabled Ethernet architecture.
Full support for multicast to enable IPTV. Integrated remote management of Set-Top Box

ACCESS R3.0
TR-101 : Ethernet-centric multicast-capable architecture
WT-156 : Extending TR-101 to GPON fibre access systems
WT-138 : Validation of G.997.1
Parameters
WT-127 : Dynamic Testing of
DSL Transceivers with Splitters
HOME R3.0 CONTROL R3.0
TR-135 : Residential Data ModelTR-117 : Broadband Trouble for a TR-069 Enabled Set Top Reporting Box
TR-140 : Data Model for a TR- TR-141 : Protocol Independent
069 Enabled Storage Device Management Model for TR-101
Compliant Access Node
TR-142 : Framework for use of WT-147 : Layer 2 Control
TR-069 with PON Access Mechanism
TR-143 : CPE Throughput WT-159 : Management
Performance Test Mechanism Framework for xDSL Bonding
WT-107 : Internet Gateway WT-176 : ADSL2plus Profiles
Device Data Model version 2 for IPTV (includes bonded DSL)
PD-157 : TR-069 Common
Managed Objects


 



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