Voice Over IP

ROLE OF DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE (DSL) TECHNOLOGIES

The point was made earlier of the need to terminate the inefficient (and older) modem signals and convert them to digital signals (or to more efficient analog signals). Part of the motivation for this transition is to take advantage of the higher bandwidths that are available with newer technologies. The technologies are known collectively as the Digital Subscriber Line (DSL).

DSL distribution systems refers to a variety of systems that are designed to provide more capacity on the current embedded telephone-based copper loop plant. The Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL), Very-high-bit DSL (VDSL), and High bit-rate DSL (HDSL) are examples of DSL technologies. They are often grouped under ...