To: Scrapps who wrote (2357 ) 5/14/2002 9:50:09 AM From: Paul Lee Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 2404 if u can post, so can i Aware, Inc. Applauds New ADSL Standards Consented By ITU BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2002--Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE), a DSL technology leader and innovator, applauds the efforts of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) that culminated last Friday in Geneva, Switzerland with the consent of ADSL2 standards for high-speed communications over telephone lines. The newly consented ADSL2 standards have been designated G.992.3 and G.992.4 and will be the successors to the current ADSL standards (known as G.992.1 and G.992.2) that were published in 1999. ADSL2, also known as G.dmt.bis or G.bis, was authored by Q4/SG15, an ITU group of industry experts from ADSL technology, chipset, equipment and services companies. ADSL2 will standardize specifications that address improvements that have been identified during the first few years of ADSL deployments. These important improvements include: - Enhanced Multi-Vendor Interoperability - Power Mask And Spectrum Management For Support Of Digital Loop Carrier Deployments - Enhanced Performance (Power Down Modes And Improved Rate/Reach) - Line Diagnostic Mode And Improved On-line Maintenance Support - All Digital Mode - Support of IP Over ADSL - Support of Channelized Voice - Support of Multi-Pair Bonding For Higher Data Rates. Peter LeBlanc, Aware's Vice President of Marketing, will be making an ADSL2 presentation today at DSLcon Spring 2002 at the San Jose Convention Center (Conference Session B204, 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. PT). His presentation will discuss the improvements provided by ADSL2 and their impact on silicon providers, equipment manufacturers and service providers.