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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Microsoft offering xDSL access
At 03:19 AM 1/23/98 -0000, you wrote: >>Today there was an article in the sci-tech section of cnn.com mentioning >>that Microsoft was teaming up with Intel and Compaq to offer xDSL service >>to the homes for a very low price. They claim to be able to provide >>Internet access "30 times faster" than regular modems. > >The announcement also said that four of the five baby Bells (all but >BA) are also in on the deal so they'll all use common xDSL standards, >something that's been a problem in the past. > >But the important thing they did not say (and which may be of some >interest to NANOG) was what is supposed to happen to the packets once >they whiz down the DSL wire from the consumer to the phone company >central office, since DSL data, unlike ISDN or regular dialup >connections, doesn't go through the phone switch. Whoever handles >that IP traffic needs a router or something similar next to the phone >switch to connect to those DSL pairs. Do the Bells plan to hand all >the traffic to their oh-so-independent ISP subsidiaries? Will it be http://techweb.cmp.com/eet/news/97/941news/central.html and yes you've got to have colo at the CO. I'm not sure how they're going to hand off. I would think it would make sense for CLEC's to do the aggregation of DSL subscription and point it back to the customer i.e. the ISP pulls a circuit into our CO, and we split the traffic after carrying it back from the CO for the ISP. Disclaimer: I'm thinking out loud. We're about to start DSL trials and I'm only certain of the colo situation. Regards, -- Martin Hannigan [email protected] Director of Data Networks V:617.500.0108 XCOM Technologies, INC. F:617.500.0002 The Leading Carrier for ISP's http://www.xcom.net
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