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To: MangoBoy who wrote (887)	7/2/1998 9:54:00 PM
From: Bernard Levy	Respond to of 3178

Assuming QAM or CAP as line code, I do not think it would be terribly difficult to develop a ''symmetrized'' version of VDSL, ie., a short-range version of HDSL2.

To: MangoBoy who wrote (887)	7/3/1998 7:35:00 PM
From: Bernard Levy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3178

Mark: The latest issue of Data Communications contains an interesting article on the new fiber-optic based long distance carriers. data.com In the middle, there is an interesting comment about the high likelihood that RBOCs might buy some of these companies. Makes sense, once RBOCS are allowed in the long distance business.. Best regards, Bernard Levy

To: MangoBoy who wrote (887)	7/4/1998 10:08:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3178

>>seems to me that VDSL, being asymmetric, would likely remain targeted toward residential customers. business customers need at least as more if not more upstream bandwidth vs. downstream: VOIP and video telephony are symmetric, and most companies have high-traffic websites serving content to the web. "reversed" VDSL would better fit business bandwidth requirements.<< Mark, I'm not so sure about that. Once you approach 52 down, and 6.3 up, I think that even the low speed side of the asymmetrical VDSL connection can accommodate just about anything you've mentioned. The higher speed on the downstream should allow for multiple TV sessions taking place, which I don't think anyone has intentions of sending in the reverse direction. Reversed VDSL? How would that work, exactly? And what forms of media would you propose to support it, and to where? VDSL, where it is being deployed successfully, such as in Next Level's and Alcatel's, is delivered to the pedestal over fiber, and then distributed to the home over either coax or twisted pair. In other words, it's not a technology that can sustain itself in the absence of the other elements, most importantly, a Sonet Ring to the pedestal or other device which is very close to the user. Regards, Frank C.