Digital

Subscriber Line :
ADSL, HDSL,
SDSL,
VDSL(DMT)

Course:
DCN
Introduction to DSL
 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) means Digital subscriber
loop is a communication medium, which is used to
transfer internet through copper wire telecommunication
line.

 Along with cable internet, DSL is one of the most popular

ways ISPs provide broadband internet access
Comparison Between Cable And DSL
 What is SDSL
Features of SDSL

 Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line

 Up stream / Down stream same

speed

 Provide Data Voice service through

existing

telephone line
 Standardization 2B1Q
    (2 Bit 1 Quaternary)
 ETSI, ANSI

 DSP technology and Line Coding

technology

 Speed and Distance

 - Symmetric 784Kbps 2.3Mbps
 - 3Km Max. 5Km
 ADSL(Asymmetric Digital Subscriber
Line)

 What is ADSL?

 ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) is

a technology that facilitates fast data transmission
at a high bandwidth on existing copper wire
telephone
 lines to homes and businesses.

 It is generally offered at downstream internet connection data rates

from 512 kilobits per second (Kbps) to about 6 megabits per
second (Mbps).

 It is a cost-effective method for internet access at faster speeds

compared to a traditional dial-up connection.
How ADSL works?

 ADSL works on existing copper phone lines by using a DSL filter,

or splitter, to isolate the bands with higher frequencies.

 At the central office, or telephone exchange, the line ends at the

DSL access multiplexer (DSLAM) , where an additional splitter
segregates the voice signal to the phone network.

 ADSL was designed to exploit the one-way nature of

most multimedia communication.
Application of ADSL

 High-Speed Multimedia Internet Access

 Tele-work(Telecommunication)

 Distance Learning

 Video Conferencing

 Entertainment-Online Gaming
 HDSL (High-Bit-Rate Digital Subscriber
Line)

• What Is HDSL ?

• HDSL, or High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line, is a modulation

technology similar to Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)

• Earliest version of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL).

• low-cost alternative to dedicated T1 links for wide area networks (WANs).

How HDSL Works?
•  Operates in the same way as ADSL except that it is always
symmetrical.

• maximum bandwidth for HDSL transmissions is less than

for ADSL

• carry both voice and data over a single communication link

•  maximum distance for HDSL transmission is generally 3700

meters
 USES (APPLICATIONS)
•  typically used for connecting bridges, routers, and telephone
equipment such as Private Branch Exchanges.

• can also be used for private data networks, connections between

points of presence.

• not widely implemented at the customer premises level, which uses

the more popular ADSL or G.Lite for providing customers with
high-speed Internet access.

• easier to maintain and provision than conventional T-carrier span

designs because HDSL requires a repeater only at both ends of the
line, not every 1800 meters (6000 feet), as required by
conventional T1 lines.
 VDSL ( Very-High-Speed Digital Subscriber Line)

What is VDSL?

 VDSL is a digital subscriber line (DSL)

technology providing data rate faster than
Asymmetric Subscriber Line(ADSL).

 VDSL offers speeds of up to 52 Mbps downstream & 16 Mbps

upstream.

 Over a single pair of twisted pair of copper wire using the

frequency band from 25 kHz to 12 MHz.

  VDSL is highest in terms of bandwidth technology and supports

applications both asymmetric and symmetric.
 Working OF VDSL

 VDSL operates over the copper wires in your phone line in much
the same way that ADSL does, but there are a couple of
distinctions. 

 The key to VDSL is that the telephone companies are replacing

many of their main feeds with fiber-optic cable.

 By placing a VDSL transceiver in your home and a VDSL

gateway in the junction box, the distance limitation is neatly
overcome.

 VDSL gateway converts the signal from the fiber-optic cable and
sends it to the transceiver.
 Applications
  VDSL is capable of supporting applications such as high-definition
television, as well as telephone services (voice over IP) and general
Internet access, over a single connection.

 VDSL is deployed over

existing wiring used for
and lower-speed DSL
connection.

  VDSL transfers data and connects you to the Internet through your

telephone lines in a more effective way.
 Conclusion
 Depending on where you live, you might be able to get both cable
modem and DSL Internet service for your PC. But coverage is
spotty. The first thing to do is find out whether your house is
covered.

 Don't be surprised if you can get only one type of service where
you live right now. In both cases, the phone companies have to
install a lot of very expensive equipment before the service is
available for you.

References:
https://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=24459&seqNum
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https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Distribution-of-papers-by-DS
L- research-type_fig4_236817656
https://who.paris.inria.fr/Gilles.Muller/papers/ase00-devil.pdf
https://youtu.be/KU6rjZbrkgY