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AsymmetricDSL(ADSL)Itiscalled"asymmetric"becausethedownloadspeedisgreaterthantheuploadspeed.ADSLworks

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(about1.5Mbps),HDSLreceivesandsendsdataatthesamespeed,butitrequirestwolinesthatareseparatefromyournormal
phoneline.
ISDNDSL(ISDL)GearedprimarilytowardexistingusersofIntegratedServicesDigitalNetwork(ISDN),ISDLisslowerthan
mostotherformsofDSL,operatingatfixedrateof144Kbpsinbothdirections.TheadvantageforISDN
(http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question372.htm)customersisthattheycanusetheirexistingequipment,buttheactualspeed
gainistypicallyonly16Kbps(ISDNrunsat128Kbps).
MultirateSymmetricDSL(MSDSL)ThisisSymmetricDSLthatiscapableofmorethanonetransferrate.Thetransferrateisset
bytheserviceprovider,typicallybasedontheservice(price)level.
RateAdaptiveDSL(RADSL)ThisisapopularvariationofADSLthatallowsthemodemtoadjustthespeedoftheconnection
dependingonthelengthandqualityoftheline.
SymmetricDSL(SDSL)LikeHDSL,thisversionreceivesandsendsdataatthesamespeed.WhileSDSLalsorequiresa
separatelinefromyourphone,itusesonlyasinglelineinsteadofthetwousedbyHDSL.
VeryhighbitrateDSL(VDSL)Anextremelyfastconnection,VDSLisasymmetric,butonlyworksoverashortdistanceusing
standardcopperphonewiring.
VoiceoverDSL(VoDSL)AtypeofIPtelephony(http://computer.howstuffworks.com/iptelephony.htm),VoDSLallowsmultiple
phonelinestobecombinedintoasinglephonelinethatalsoincludesdatatransmissioncapabilities.
ThechartbelowprovidesacomparisonofthevariousDSLtechnologies:

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