VDSL (Very high bit-rate Digital Line Subscriber) is next generation DSL at super-accelerated rates of 52 Mbps

(megabits per second) downstream and 12 mbps upstream. Downstream data rates refer to download speeds, or
the speed at which data travels to your computer, while upstream data rates refer to upload speeds, or the speed at
which data travels from your computer to the Internet.

VDSL architecture is based one of two technologies: QAM (Quadrature amplitude modulation) or DMT
(Discrete multitone modulation). These two technologies are not compatible with each other and according to
many manufacturers, DMT is more commonly used

VDSL is so hardy that it is capable of providing services like HDTV and Video-on-Demand along with Internet
access, and will be bundled with HDTV packages as it establishes a presence in the marketplace. It is the first
high-speed technology that can provide an entire home-entertainment package, making it entirely unique. As
demand grows, the price of VDSL packages will likely fall.

VDSL is able to deliver incredible bandwidth over standard telephone lines because voice communications
through the telephone require only a fraction of the wire's capability. For a rough analogy, consider a multilane
freeway where only the slow lane is being utilized for traffic traveling at very slow speeds. By opening the other
lanes to faster hybrid traffic, the entire freeway can be utilized, or in this case, the entire wire pair. A telephone or
fax can also be used simultaneous to VDSL Internet access or other VDSL services.

VDSL, based on DMT, creates 247 virtual channels within the available bandwidth. Each channel's integrity is
monitored and data is switched to an alternate channel when signals become degraded. In this way, data is
constantly shifted to the best route for transmitting or receiving data, making DMT a robust, albeit complex
technology.

As with other broadband technologies, end-user speeds will depend upon the distance of the feed or loop to the
local telephone company or telco office. Shorter distances afford faster rates, while longer loops degrade signal
and speed. One drawback of VDSL is that it requires a very short loop of about 4000 feet (1219 meters), or three-
quarters of a mile. However, another complication can inadvertently create a solution for the distance problem:
the complication of fiber optic lines.

Many telcos are installing fiber optic lines in place of copper lines. If a stretch of line between the customer and
telco is fitted with fiber optic, VDSL signals get "lost in translation" converting from analog (copper), to fiber
optic (digital), and back to analog. A VDSL gateway device installed at the junction box will translate the VDSL
signals to pulses of light able to traverse the fiber optic cable. Through this process, the distance barrier
associated with copper wire and VDSL is "bridged" or bypassed. When the telco receives the light impulses, it
sends data back to the junction box gateway, which converts the signal to forward along the copper wires a short
distance to the VDSL modem. In this scenario, distance is not a limiting factor.

VDSL is available worldwide in specific regions and growing all the time, though it's not easily found in the
United States. A second generation version known as VDSL2 boasts speeds up to 100 Mbps. To see if it is
available in your area, check with local DSL providers.

Communication: how vdsl

works
Digitized text, sound and video data are transmitted at high
speed over short distances between individual transceivers
of computers and junction gateways to central servers.
The full form of VDSL is Very High Speed Digital Subscriber Line. It is an
electronic system that uses pairs of twisted copper wires as used in
telephones, to transmit text, sound and video at very high speed over short
distances. This allows people in homes and offices to enjoy multi-media
presentations in real time at their desktop computers, without affecting the
ability to receive and to make telephone calls.

Telephone wires have capacity far in excess of that used for telephone
conversations. All Digital Subscriber Line technologies use this spare capacity
to transmit data other than sound that is in the form of text and video. Sound is
transmitted at frequencies of less than 4 thousand cycles per second. Data in
digital form uses very much higher frequencies and hence the same pair of
copper wires behind each ordinary telephone can carry digital data and voice
conversations at the same time. VDSL can send up to 55 mega bits of data per
second as against 10 mega bits per second with a conventional modem.
However transmission quality falls sharply beyond about 4 thousand feet.
Therefore VDSL has to interface with optical fiber lines to receive and to send
data over long distances. This interface takes the form of a special transceiver
in each home or office and a junction gateway that provides a pathway to a
central source or server. Such an arrangement not only overcomes VDSL?s
inability to travel over long distances but also allows conversion between analog
and digital data through light pulses. The central source or server can route data
from the home or office transceiver, through the gateway junction to the
appropriate network of final destination. The system also works in reverse that
is from an original source to a central location and from such a central location
to individual transceivers through the junction gateway. Transactions can take
place at electronic speed with no perceptible time lag between sending and
receiving signals or commands.

There are 2 kinds of VDSL-one uses existing ADSL (Asymmetric Digital

Subscriber Line) technology while the other has the potential to use less
power. The first system is called DMT (Digital Multi Tone). DMT divides the
capacity of the copper wires in to 247 sections each with a width of about 4
thousand cycles per second. The system monitors each of the 247 channels
and sends data in either connection on the best of the available channels. The
other VDSL system is called QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation). QAM
changes the shape and angle of waves generated by signals. This exponentially
increases the speed and capacity of a line to receive and to send digitized data.
CAP (Carrierless Amplitude Phase) is a variation of QAM in which the line is
divided in to three distinct frequencies, each separated from the other two by
wide bands. One channel each is for data from an individual computer to the
central server and vice-versa. The third channel is for voice signals. The clear
separation between the 3 sub-divisions gives CAPS the advantage of
transmission without disturbance and interference. Each kind of VDSL is
strongly supported by its inventors and industrial propagators. VDSL will be
used on a wider scale once a binding choice is made between the options.
VDSL will enable individual homeowners and office users enjoy information and
entertainment services of better quality and at lower total cost as well.