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Home Internet moves in to top gear
Going home to be frustrated by a slow Internet connection will soon be a thing of the past, thanks to Ericsson's Public Ethernet and the new broadband access standard ADSL2+.
July 08, 2004
Coupled with Ethernet, ADSL2+ brings the pace users have become accustomed to in a corporate environment into the home study.
Public Ethernet with ADSL2+ increases transmission capacity in the first mile by three times, and removes bottlenecks in the aggregation network, compared to the previous ADSL and ATM combination. For the end user, this means greater speed and quality, both sending and receiving.
Ericsson's Product Marketing Manager for broadband access, Lennart Alvestål, highlighted the benefits of the technology with the simple example of watching live sport over the net.
"Previously, watching video with limited bandwidth, you had a small image in the middle of the screen. It was low quality and the image would get stuck. You would see the ball kicked, and then it would be in the back of the net "you'd miss the bit in between," Alvestål said.
"You simply can't watch a football match like that. This solution will give you a clear and continuous image."
And if someone else in the house wants to game on-line, or watch a movie, that too is possible. Björn Odenhammar, product manager for Ericsson's DSL portfolio, said ADSL2+ provides sufficient capacity to operate three PCs and TV simultaneously, putting an end to arguments over computer time.
An improved 24 megabit capacity downstream (into the house) means videoconferencing, downloading huge Powerpoint files and sharing of entire family photo albums is possible at home. On the other side of the coin, sending videos of the children to grandparents or holiday snaps to jealous friends will also be accelerated with three megabit capacity upstream (back to the server).
To get the best results from ADSL2+, Ericsson has also selected an innovative technology for the second mile - i.e connecting the aggregated traffic from broadband subscribers to the Internet and other information servers. Public Ethernet is using switched Ethernet as the principal technology in the aggregation network instead of the less flexible ATM technology.
Odenhammar explains that without the second mile solution, based on Ethernet, ADSL2+ is like having a high performance car that is stuck in traffic. Using Ethernet, which can easily be scaled to 10 times the capacity of ATM, is therefore like building a four-lane freeway to get the car back on the move.
ADSL2+ and Ethernet have the added advantage of greater coverage and reach, making broadband accessible to more people, irrespective of where they live.
"Ericsson is on the cutting edge with this technology," Odenhammar says. "One of the very first with the ADSL2+ and Ethernet combination. And we stand to be the first to offer a global high-speed service, with rollout from Asia to South America," Odenhammar said.
"This new solution is part of Ericsson's commitment to always make the end user best connected. You and I are accustomed to really powerful Internet connections. Whether using mobile or fixed terminals, we expect the networks to provide a really good service. ADSL2+ and Ethernet do just that."
