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VERY HIGH BIT RATE DATA SUBSCRIBER LINE [1 record]

Record 1 2008-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Facilities
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A telephone line designed to carry digital information at very high speeds.

CONT

Currently in its experimental phase, VDSL is the fastest DSL [digital subscriber line] technology, with rates from 13 to 52 Megabits per second downstream and 1.5 to 2.3 Megabits per second upstream. The tradeoff for this speed is that the maximum distance from the central office to the user must be between 1,000 and 4,500 feet.

OBS

Compare ADSL, DSL, HDSL, and IDSL, and ISDN.

Key term(s)
  • very high bit rate digital subscriber line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations de télécommunications
  • Internet et télématique
OBS

Technologie permettant des débits de l'ordre de 16 à 52 Mbits/s descendant sur une distance maximale de 300 mètres, et de 1,6 à 2,3 Mbits/s montant.

OBS

VDSL : terme trouvé au masculin et au féminin sur Internet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
  • Internet y telemática
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