Review Questions

1:How is DSL implemented over PSTN?
2:Differentiate between asymmetrical and SDSL.
3:Differentiate between ADSL and RADSL. Which one would you use to implement a network in a high rise with bandwidth-killer applications such as video on demand and so on? Which one would you use in a hospital with bidirectional-committed communication? Explain your reasons.
4:Discuss the possibility of a metro access network that has a CWDM ring with 8 nodes each dropping one wavelength of CWDM. Suppose each node services a number of DSL DSLAM points. What form of DSL would you choose for implementation, assuming a very wide range of services needed by the end user? Hint: The CWDM drops Ethernet service, and we prefer to use an end-to-end manageable ...

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