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To: elmatador who wrote (5269)9/17/1999 11:27:00 AM
From: MikeM54321  Read Replies (2) of 12823
 
Thread,
Well isn't this an interesting twist. I never realized you could, "turn off," DSL. For some reason I thought it was like a cable modem network, but now that I think about it, I'm probably wrong.

There is no advantage to disconnecting a user off a coaxial based HFC network because it's shared anyway. So if all 500 HFC users on a node were connected, it makes no difference as long as they all aren't downloading or uploading at the same time. That's what counts.

Now in a DSL system, that twisted copper pair is a dedicated run to the CO. So for each DSL user, it takes a lot of equipment to hook that particular customer up. So if that customer can be disconnected, does that mean it frees up a DSLAM line card for someone else to tap into? Does it also allow the Access Concentrator to provision more customers?

But what about the DSL user trying to make a voice call? You don't want a busy signal to occur because his neighbor his surfing the web and is tying up the DSLAM. Is this why most DSL services are dedicated as, "always on?" Because that voice line also hits the DSLAM too and it needs to be dedicated for voice services to that user.

All of the above is PURE guessing on my part. Can someone who is more technically knowledgeable verify if my statements are accurate or set me straight.
Thanks,
MikeM(From Florida)
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