Interesting article on DSL, though many key players were not listed. The one modem maker who was, Aware, does not have ATM, which the key DSL silicon makers have designated for interoperability:
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<<<Alcatel (NYSE: ALA), Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI), and Texas Instruments(TI) (NYSE: TXN) plan interoperability testing among their asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) silicon solutions. This initiative will accelerate ADSL service deployment worldwide by creating an open market place for equipment manufacturers through multiple sources of standards-based silicon that work together across silicon platforms.
As a result of this effort, service providers will be able to deploy with confidence central office equipment that will interoperate with a variety of customer premises equipment. Customers will benefit because they can make purchasing decisions on equipment and services without worrying about the type of equipment used in the telephone network.
The interoperability project will allow the three silicon vendors to validate interoperability based on discrete multi-tone (DMT) at the physical layer and will concentrate on link and network layer interoperability based on asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) transport.
"Alcatel looks forward to this venture and believes it hastens mass market deployment of ADSL services," said Martin dePrycker, vice president and general manager -- Internet Access and ADSL, Access Systems Division. "This effort will enable us to leverage our worldwide leadership in modem expertise and our several generations of ADSL product, which feature programmability and support for ADSL-lite services. We also offer significant ATM experience in public networks, developing end-to-end solutions for service providers and, through our chip division and technology licensees, many alliances with leading customer premise equipment vendors." >>> |
