[ADI 'introducing' ADSL chipset next week; DMT interop group]
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August 19, 1997 -- Norwood, Mass. - The action in new chip sets for digital subscriber lines (DSL) is getting hotter as the summer draws to a close (see Aug. 12, page 41). Next week, Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) will introduce a two-chip asymmetric DSL implementation based on its algorithm work with Aware Inc. Separately, Brooktree Corp. (San Diego) will introduce an analog front-end chip for high-bit-rate DSL (HDSL) using a 5-V CMOS process. The Bt8921 will interface directly to the Bt8952 HDSL transceiver.
Meanwhile, a new spin-off of the ADSL Forum has formed, comprised of members who support discrete multitone (DMT) line encoding. The DMT ADSL Interoperability Group had a meeting in Shelton, Conn., last week to begin interoperability tests of ADSL modems using DMT. The group includes Alcatel Telecom, Amati Communications, Analog Devices, Aware, Ericsson, Motorola, Orckit Communications, PairGain Technologies, and Westell. Orckit will host a further meeting in Chicago on Sept. 4. |
