CONNECTING PEOPLE AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT USING COPPER

Paul Spruyt, DSL Strategist, Alcatel-Lucent

21 October, 2014
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VECTORING IS ON THE RISE

HELPS OPERATORS GET MORE FROM THEIR DSL COPPER NETWORKS

25+
VECTORING
CUSTOMERS

ADSL

VDSL2

Vectoring

since B 1998

since M 2005

since E 2011

ALU 1st to announce

vectoring product

9
2011

9.4M+

ALCATEL-LUCENT SHIPMENTS [MIO LINES]

VECTORING
LINES SHIPPED

BBWF 2013
17 CUSTOMER
55+ TRIALS
2.4M VECTORING LINES

65+
VECTORING
TRIALS

BBWF 2014

BBWF 2012
6 CUSTOMER
20+ TRIALS
90K VECTORING LINES

9.2M+
SLV PROCESSORS
SHIPPED FOR
9.2M+ LINES

connects 1st user

with VDSL2 vectoring

1st nationwide VDSL2

vectoring activation

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G.FAST GIVES HUNDREDS OF MBIT/S OVER LEGACY TWISTED PAIRS

ALSO WORKS ON COAX

G.fast end frequ configured to 65 MHz to

avoid interference with CATV signal

G.fast on twisted pair in overlay with VDSL2 17a

G.fast equally works on coax!

Source: BT Labs in cooperation with ALU

Source: test by ALU in operator lab

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G.FAST ALLOWS FOR END-USER SELF-INSTALLATION

SOME (MODEST) BIT RATE LOSS IN CASE OF BRIDGED TAPS IN-HOUSE
bridged tap 2m, 10m, 20m
100m

BT length
no
20m
10m
2m

DS loss
0%
-6%
-6%
-13%

US loss
0%
-5%
-4%
-8%

Bit rate loss may increase if multiple bridged taps

Source: ChuangHwa Telecom Labs (CHT-TL) in cooperation with ALU

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G.FAST ALLOWS CO-EXISTENCE WITH VDSL2 AND RADIO SERVICES

ITU-T G.9700 specifies power spectral density

(PSD) mask requirements for G.fast and a set
of tools to reduce the transmit PSD mask for
compliance with:
Regional requirements
Operator requirements e.g. spectrum
compatibility and coexistence with other xDSL
access and home network technologies
Radio services
EMC requirements

Source (PSD figure): BT Labs in cooperation with ALU

DS bit rate loss due to skipping bands: ~10%

(e.g. 558 Mb/s 500 Mb/s)

G.fast start frequency (e.g.

23 MHz) for compatibility
with VDSL2 in same cable
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E.g. spectral notches or tone

masking for protecting sensitive
radio bands

G.FAST OFFERS CONTROL OVER UP/DOWN BIT RATE RATIO

G.fast makes use of Time Division Duplexing

allowing a flexible configuration of the
upstream / downstream ratio
US

DS

US

DS

US
time

TDD frame
(e.g. 750s)

MDS

MUS

All G.fast lines in the same cable need to be

synchronized, with the same up/down split
In presence of crosstalk
Source (bit rate figure): Orange Labs in cooperation with ALU
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652 MBit/s US+DS TRAFFIC

(74m in-house cable)

Source: A1 in cooperation with ALU

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ULTRA-BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS THE GAP

COST
FTTH

1Gb/s (1)

FTTdp SINGLE USER

(G.fast)

~1Gb/s @ 50m (1)

FTTdp MULTI-USER
(G.fast)

~500Mb/s @ 100m (1)

GAP
~100Mb/s @ 700m (1)

FTTN
VDSL2 Vectoring (17a)
(1) All rates mentioned are aggregate US+DS

100

200

300

400

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500

600

DISTANCE [m]

700

800

900

1000

ULTRA-BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS VPLUS

COST
FTTH

1Gb/s (1)

FTTdp SINGLE USER

(G.fast)

~1Gb/s @ 50m (1)

FTTdp MULTI-USER
(G.fast)

~500Mb/s @ 100m (1)

~200Mb/s+ @ 400m (1)

FTTx
Vplus

DENSE
Up to 200 subs
Matches many existing
cabinets
LONG REACH
Bit rate gains to ~500m
17a performance on longer
loops
COST-OPTIMIZED
High density, long reach (vs
G.fast)
HIGH SPEED
200-300Mb/s

~100Mb/s @ 700m (1)

FTTN
VDSL2 Vectoring (17a)
(1) All rates mentioned are aggregate US+DS

100

200

300

400

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500

600

DISTANCE [m]

700

800

900

1000

VPLUS FILLS THE GAP BETWEEN VDSL2 AND G.FAST

VPLUS ALLOWS MIXED VECTORING WITH VDSL2 17A (VDSL2 30A DOES NOT)
8.6kHz

G.FAST
100s of Mb/s at very short distances (<250m)
(Performance shown for 23-106MHz, skipping VDSL2)

Vplus
Can be mixed with existing 17a deployment
Up to 300+Mb/s, 200Mb/s @ 400m
Longer reach and higher density than G.fast
Cost optimized

Different tone spacing

Vectoring not possible
Same tone spacing
Vectoring possible

VDSL2 17a Vectoring

Most cost-effective solution
for 100Mb/s

25kHz

17.6MHz

30MHz

4.3kHz

FREQUENCY SPECTRUM
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WHATS NEXT BELL LABS XG-FAST SETS NEW SPEED RECORD

10Gbps @ 30m

Aggregate bit rate [Mb/s]

10000

10.1Gbps over 2 pairs

500MHz of frequency spectrum

8000

6000

4000

1G Symmetrical

@ 70m

2Gbps over a single pair

350MHz frequency spectrum

2000

0
0

100

200

300

400

500

600

Distance [m]
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700

800

900

1000

CONCLUSION
VDSL2 VECTORING IS ON THE RISE
Fast to market and competitive, VDSL2 vectoring helps operators get more from their existing
DSL copper networks

G.FAST IS NEXT
12 trials with operators, 8 more planned in 2014 ; first product in 1Q 2015

V.PLUS CAN FILL THE GAP BETWEEN VDSL2 AND G.FAST

200-300 Mb/s, compatible with 17a, dense, cost optimized, matches FTTN/curb

MORE TO COME
Bell Labs demonstrated 2Gb/s and 10 Gb/s over short copper
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