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To: (no name provided) who wrote (11534)	3/7/1997 10:46:00 PM
From: Michael A. Marsh	of 31386

USR spec for any DMT or CAP protocol under development. USR is creating a specification for a combined CAP/DMT modem since the xDSL market has such a plethora of flavors. I wonder if Amati is the sole or pricipal contributor to TXN for the ADSL line code? While DMT, through my non-computer-engineering eyes, appears have many advantages not the least of which includes the "standard" it seems prudent that Amati could position themselves as the ADSL standard bearer and make products to support CAP and DMT. I know this sounds heretical and unpure. Intel did not make Apple's chips. There are so many flavors of CAP and it appears a number of DMT protocols that the market is creating a modern communication tower of Babel. Big players are making big bets with big partners...not all DMT. My impression is that CAP hardware is already being shipped in large quantities. This hardware will not be pulled off of computers, etc just because of what is said on this board or the merits of DMT technology. In my humble opinion CAP will not go away...but will co-exist with DMT for a long time to come. CAP and DMT protocols do not cross communicate from what I've read. Can a central telco office multiplexor or some such product translate between them? If a server sends out a CAP string can a client DMT decode it? Nope. Neither TXN or USR are placing their bets on either CAP or DMT exclusively. AMTX could position themselves as the premier ADSL technology company rather than the proud standard holder. Pride can sometimes be blind hubris. Mike " News Publication Date: February 24, 1997 (Page 01) Copyright (C) ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TIMES 1997 Competing ADSL forum launched Frustrated with the pace of work by the ADSL Forum, U.S. Robotics Inc. has convened an ad hoc group that is developing an ADSL modem specification. The group, ADSL Systems Forum, aims to deliver a spec under which any DMT or CAP protocol could run. A first draft of the specification is nearly complete. Copyright c 1997 CMP Media Inc."

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