Hi MikeM:
A little color, huh? What am I, a Bob Costas kinda guy? :)
One of the issues that the CLECs had at the RT is the co-loco space. If, for example, SBC took up all the cabinet space, there was no space for CLEC-provisioned cabinets. How is this an issue to CLEC line provisioning, if the CLEC were instead permitted to lease SBC-provisioned cabinets instead of leasing their own space in the CEV? Well, I saw the issue in terms of DSL flavors. Presently, SBC doesn't provision SDSL or RDSL. Many CLECs provision SDSL, which if desired to provision out of an RT would require proprietary cabinet space. I viewed the above-referenced newswire as a positive development toward provisioning of SDSL and ADSL with the same piece of equipment.
Notwithstanding the CLEC co-loco issue at the RT. Suppose your an SBC residential customer with basic residential ADSL to your abode. You're executive, professional, whatever, and for business reasons you wish to set up a one time video conference call over the DSL pipe. You, obviously can't do it over ADSL. However, via SVC capabilities, without physically switching to another DSLAM, the VRTA chip should allow the switched provisioning of an SDSL connection necessary to provision real time video over your home's DSL connection.
Or suppose you subscribe from your home to a CLEC's SDSL in addition to your SBC ADSL, but instead of provisioning those lines over separate pairs, you do so over a single pair, but utilize a SVC to switch from an ADSL connection to a SDSL connection & access, let's say a VPN over SDSL connection to upload/download some huge files that may include video. (Pretend you're an entertain exec, G-d forbid.:)
So, in sum, IMHO, this technology relieves real estate pressure at the RT. If all subscriber demand that is ACCESSED at the RT can be met via a single set of equipment, rather than having duplicate equipment installed due to different line card & processor considerations, a more efficient infrastructure can be provided by the ACCESS provider, which under the Pronto model would be ASI.
Why should ASI be compelled to purchase then lease out separate cabinets just to provision a few SDSL lines in a neighborhood when the ability to provision those SDSLs is possible with the same cabinets provisioning ADSLs that is provisioned to the whole neighborhood.
These are my thoughts. |
