What is DSL and how can it benefit my home or small business?   by Scott Pimental

DSL or xDSL is a group of technologies that provide digital data transfer over the telephone network. DSL originally stood for digital subscriber loop, but is now commonly referred to as digital subscriber line. The typical transfer speeds of DSL services range from 128 kilobits per second to 24,000 kbit/s. DSL technology was originally begun as a part of the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN). ISDN is a series of protocals designed implemented to allow for digital transmission of voice and data over the telephone networks standard copper wires. This resulted in better speeds and quality than the old analog system.

Most Common Forms of DSL

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (Adsl) is a form of DSL that enables faster transmission of data over these same copper wires than a standard dial up modem can. It accomplishes this by using the frequencies that are normally not used by a voice telephone call, in particular, frequencies higher than normal human hearing.

The drawback to ADSL is that it is ony effective over relatively short distances. The user must be within 5 km of the telephone companies Central Office. Once there, the ADSL signal is stripped off and immediately routed onto a conventional internet network, while any voice-frequency signal is switched into the conventional phone network. This is allows a single phone line to be used for both voice and data transfer.

The most distinguishing characteristic of ADSL is that data transmission speeds are greater in one direction than the other. This is often marketed to small businesses or residential users who are most interested in accessing the internet at an affordable price. It allows for higher download speeds, thus decreasing the users time to view websites and download files. This is not recommended if one has a need to upload large quantities of information or run servers that would require large amounts of bandwidth in the other direction.

Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line (SDSL) is a DSL variant that enables the user to have the same data transfer rate in both directions. This technology has a transfer speed range of 72 to 2320 kbit/s. The primary drawback is that you must be even closer to the telephone companies central office. A maximum distance of 3 km is all that is supported. It is also much more expensive.

Typical DSL technologies include:

High Data Rate Digital Subscriber Line (HDSL), the first DSL technology that uses the higher frequesncy spectrum to transmit data

Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line (SDSL), a standardised version of HDSL

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL), a version of DSL with a slower upload speed

Rate-Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line (RADSL), A variation of ADSL that adjusts the upstream speed of the connection in an attempt to maintain a specific downstream speed.

Very-high-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL), An improvement on HDSL that Provides a faster rate of transmission speed. It uses up to 4 different frequency bands, two for upstream (from the client to the telco) and two for downstream.

Very-high-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line 2 (VDSL2), an improved version of VDSL Symmetric High-speed Digital Subscriber Line (G.SHDSL), a standardised replacement for early proprietary SDSL by the International Telecommunication Union

Telecommunication Standardization Sector Powerline Digital Subscriber Line (PDSL), a high speed powerline communications solution which modulates high speed data onto existing electricity distribution infrastructure

DSL Service offers small business customers High Speed Internet Access for a very reasonable rate. Many people don’t realize that DSL speeds of 1.5Mbps are the same as T1 speeds which top out at 1.5Mbps. DSL costs $35 per month on average where a full T1 usually costs $400 or $500 if you’re in a metro location and up to $1,000 per month if you’re in a rural location. Why the high cost for T1 service without the extra speed? A T1 gives reliable service and is not shared with other subscribers or oversubscribed the way DSL is. Because it is not a shared service it carries a high cost.

DSL service offers a slightly less reliable service for a fraction of the cost. If you already have DSL Service you may have noticed that it’s fast at some times and slower at other times. This is because it’s oversubscribed. Oversubscription means that many people are pulling from the same resource. What does this mean to you? Slow speeds occasionally in peak traffic hours.

Most small business users’ biggest concern is price and that’s why DSL Service is so popular among them. A few slow periods are a small price to pay for a 90% discount.

About the Author

Scott Pimental is an independent telecommunications consultant specializing in working with small business owners to find the best telecommunication solutions for their small business. His site, AmtecDigital.com has created a one-stop-shop interface that will allow you to see real-time price and availability of high speed internet services in your local area.
You can visit his website at http://www.amtecdigital.com
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