What is broadband???

Broadband is an electronic device which is

used to access the data on internet without
using a dial-up modem, it is a lightening
fast cable connection to the internet .its
nearly 10times faster for downloading the
web pages,images,mp3’s,movies etc.
 Problems in Dialup Internet Access

• Problem - Speed
– World Wide Wait
– Telephone lines
– Using Technology designed for voice not
computers
– Analog Modems are at the limit of their
capability
• Technology Solution - Broadband
 Broadband Connectivity

• Fast Internet Connection

• Permits:
– Fast Web Page Download
– Quick loading Graphics
– Multiple Photos
– High Quality Audio
– Streaming Audio and Video
 Broadband Challenges

• Technology has been slow in coming

• Technology has had its Problems
– Many Technologies & Options Available
– Not available in your area
– Complex Setup
– Multiple Technician Visits
– Low Reliability
• When It Worked, It was Great
 -State of the Art

• Great Progress has been Made

• Self Setup is now Possible
• More Reliable
• Self Configuring
• Meeting Expectations
 Introduction to broadband
 It means broader the bandwidth more information
can carry.
 Capability of minimum downloading speed
256kilo bits per second to an individual
subscriber.
 Broadband is often called “high-speed”
internet ,because it usually has a high rate of
data transmission.
 The standard broadband technologies in most
areas are DSL and CABLE MODEMS.
 Newer technologies in use include VDSL and pushing
optical fibre connection closer to the subscriber in both
telephone and cable plants.
 Broadband internet access, Often shortened to just
BROADBAND, is high data rate internet access-typically
contrasted with dial-up access over a 56k modem.
 Dial up modems are limited to a bit rate of less than
56kbit/s ,and require the full use of a telephone line
whereas broadband technologies supply more than double
this rate and generally without disrupting telephone use.
 Using Broadband

• Software Updates and Maintenance

• Outside Your Area Radio
• On-demand Radio
• Online Education
• Supporting Instructional Activities
• Establishing a Web Presence
Technology options for broadband
Optical fibers
 Fiber optics are long, thin strands of very
pure glass about the diameter of human
hair.
 They arranged in bundles called optical
cables and used to transmit light signals
over long distances.
 Parts of optical fiber are core, cladding,
buffer coating .
 Core- thin glass center of the fiber where the light travels.
 Cladding-outer optical material surrounding the core that
reflects the light back into the core.
 Buffer coating- plastic coating that protects the fiber from
damage and moisture.
 Hundreds or thousands of these optical fibers are arranged
in bundles in optical cables.
 The bundles are protected by the cables outer covering
called a jacket.
Optical fibre come in two types:-
1. Single-mode fibers
2. Multi-mode fibers
 -Single mode
fiber

 It’s a single strand of glass fiber with a diameter

of 8.3 to 10 microns that has one mode of
transmission.
 single mode fiber with a relatively narrow
diameter , through which only one mode will
propagate typically 1310 or 1550nm.
 Carries higher bandwidth than multimode fiber,
but requires a light source with a narrow spectral
width.
 single mode fiber gives you a higher
transmission rate.
 Single mode fiber is upto 50 times more distance
than multimode ,but it also costs more.
 Single mode fiber has a much smaller core than
multimode.
 -Multimode fiber

The principle of total

internal reflection
applies to multimode
fiber.
Many signals can be transmitted over one cable.
Because the core’s index of refraction is higher than cladding
index of refraction, the light that enters at less than critical
angel is guided along the fiber.
 ADVANTAGES OF FIBRE OPTICS

Higher carrying capacity

Very high speed
Less signal Degradation
Thinner
Digital signals
Flexible and light weight
Low power
Non flammable
Connectivity Options

• ISDN
• Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL)
• Cable
• Satellite Connection
• Microwave Radio
Each has advantages and disadvantages
 DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE(DSL)

DSL is a very high-speed connection that uses

the same wires as a regular telephone line.

By using DSL ,you can leave your internet

connection open and still use the phone line for
voice calls.

Asa disadvantage service is not available

everywhere
Digital Subscriber Line
• Multiple Options
– ADSL - 6,100 Kbps up – 1,500 Kbps Down 18,000 ft
– G.lite- 1,500 Kbps up – 512 Kbps Down 18,000 ft
– HDSL- 1,544 Kbps up – 1,544 Kbps Down 18,000 ft
– IDSL- 144 Kbps up – 144 Kbps Down 36,000 ft
– VDSL- 52,000 Kbps up – 3,000 Kbps Down 4,000 ft
• Speed Depends on Distance
• May not Get What Was Promised
• Dedicated Bandwidth
 ISDN

Old Technology
• Uses existing telephone lines
• Expensive – Metered Service
• Almost No Distance Limitations
• Two way broadband
constant rate-64 kbs lines
– Can be combined for data
– Split for phone and data
Thank you…

By Nidhi