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DSL Extender trial wraps up
Martin Sinclair
Telstra has finished its "DSL extender" trial and is now allowing the equipment to be used in its live copper phone network.
Telstra announced a trial of the technology back in January, saying it would allow DSL to be connected to people who were up to 20KM from a central exchange.
Previously-deployed ADSL technology only allowed customers who lived within 3.5KM of their phone exchange (measured on wire length) to be connected.
DSL Extenders work by splitting an existing copper phone line into eight separate ADSL lines using a tiny, ruggedised remote DSLAM. The link back to the exchange uses 2.3Mbit/s G.SHDSL (Single-pair high-speed DSL). This 2.3Mbit/s speed is split up among the eight users that are connected to the micro-DSLAM. The link from the micro-DSLAM to customers' homes is regular ADSL1, which suggests a maximum 1.5Mbit/s line speed. Telstra has confirmed that it will not be able to offer higher-speed ADSL2 or 2+ through the micro DSLAMs.
A document on Telstra Wholesale's website confirms that the trial has concluded and customers living in some streets in Queensland are now able to be connected to DSL via the "extenders". The streets are located in Hervey Bay, Booral, Torquay and Urangan with further expansion to occur later in the year.
Customers seeking to signup for ADSL using the DSL Extenders can do so by contacting their chosen ISP and proceeding with a normal order.
http://whirlpool.net.au/article.cfm/1529?show=replies
DSL Extender trial wraps up
Martin Sinclair
Telstra has finished its "DSL extender" trial and is now allowing the equipment to be used in its live copper phone network.
Telstra announced a trial of the technology back in January, saying it would allow DSL to be connected to people who were up to 20KM from a central exchange.
Previously-deployed ADSL technology only allowed customers who lived within 3.5KM of their phone exchange (measured on wire length) to be connected.
DSL Extenders work by splitting an existing copper phone line into eight separate ADSL lines using a tiny, ruggedised remote DSLAM. The link back to the exchange uses 2.3Mbit/s G.SHDSL (Single-pair high-speed DSL). This 2.3Mbit/s speed is split up among the eight users that are connected to the micro-DSLAM. The link from the micro-DSLAM to customers' homes is regular ADSL1, which suggests a maximum 1.5Mbit/s line speed. Telstra has confirmed that it will not be able to offer higher-speed ADSL2 or 2+ through the micro DSLAMs.
A document on Telstra Wholesale's website confirms that the trial has concluded and customers living in some streets in Queensland are now able to be connected to DSL via the "extenders". The streets are located in Hervey Bay, Booral, Torquay and Urangan with further expansion to occur later in the year.
Customers seeking to signup for ADSL using the DSL Extenders can do so by contacting their chosen ISP and proceeding with a normal order.