Rate-Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line
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Rate-adaptive digital subscriber line (RADSL) is a pre-standard asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) solution.cite-ref-goldendedieu2004-1-0[1] RADSL was introduced as proprietary technology by AT&T Paradyne, later GlobeSpan Technologies Inc.,cite-ref-globespan-2-0[2] in June 1996.cite-ref-ardsl-pr-3-0[3] In September 1999, RADSL technology was formally described by ANSI in T1.TR.59-1999.cite-ref-ansi-store-4-0[4]cite-ref-tr59-5-0[5] RADSL supports downstream data rates of up to approximately 8 Mbit/s, upstream data rates up to approximately 1 Mbit/s, and can coexist with POTS voice on the same line.cite-ref-tr59-5-1[5]
RADSL allows rate-adaptation while the connection is in operation — rate-adaptation during connection setup is possible in many other DSL variants, including G.dmt and its successors. Rate-adaptation while the connection is in operation is specified as an option in ADSL2, ADSL2+, and VDSL2, under the name seamless rate adaptation (SRA).cite-ref-tr-197-6-0[6]
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• See also
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Technology
RADSL specifies two alternative modulation schemes, quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) and carrierless amplitude phase modulation (CAP).cite-ref-goldendedieu2004-1-1[1]cite-ref-tr59-5-2[5] RADSL is not interoperable with discrete multi-tone (DMT) modulation variants of ADSL, standardized in ANSI T1.413 Issue 2 and G.dmt (G.992.1).cite-ref-tr59-5-3[5] Upstream and downstream are frequency-division duplexed, the upstream and downstream transmit PSD masks are identical to those in ANSI T1.413.cite-ref-tr59-5-4[5]
In RADSL, the baud rate, center frequency, and constellation size of the downstream and upstream channels can be adjusted while the connection is in operation.cite-ref-tr59-pg104-7-0[7] Using this technique the line is more tolerant of errors caused by noise and signal loss. As the parameters are adjusted, the bandwidth may be markedly decreased if there is a large amount of line noise or signal degradation.
See also
• High-bit-rate digital subscriber line (HDSL)—another DSL variant using single-carrier modulation (CAP)cite-ref-goldendedieu2004-1-3[1]
• Multi-rate symmetric digital subscriber line (MSDSL)—another DSL variant using single-carrier modulation (CAP)cite-ref-goldendedieu2004-1-4[1]
• Very-high-bit-rate digital subscriber line (VDSL)—another DSL variant using single-carrier modulation (QAM)cite-ref-goldendedieu2004-1-5[1]
References
cite-note-globespan-22. ↑ "GlobeSpan Emerges From the Former AT&T Paradyne as a Separate Technology Licensing Business". PR Newswire. 1996-08-20. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
cite-note-ardsl-pr-33. ↑ "AT&T Paradyne Announces High-Speed Modem Technology". New York Times. 1996-06-04. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
cite-note-ansi-store-44. ↑ "T1.TR.59-1999 - Single-Carrier Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line (RADSL)". ANSI. September 1999. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
cite-note-tr59-55. ↑ "Technical Report No. 59 - Single-Carrier Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line (RADSL)" (PDF). ANSI. September 1999. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
cite-note-tr-197-66. ↑ "TR-197 - DQS: DSL Quality Management Techniques and Nomenclature" (PDF). Broadband Forum. August 2012. p. 29–30. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
cite-note-tr59-pg104-77. ↑ "5.4.2.2.2 Link Initialization and Adaptation" (PDF). Technical Report No. 59 - Single-Carrier Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line (RADSL). ANSI. September 1999. p. 104–105. Retrieved 2014-03-06.