Aktino Pioneered Adaptation of VDSL2 for Symmetric Services
Since its inception in 2003, Aktino has advocated the merits of DMT (Discrete Multi-Tone) technology - the basis for VDSL2 - as the best approach for delivering business access services. Aktino pioneered the adaptation of the technology for symmetric services. With the support of service providers and its active leadership in the standards bodies, drove MIMO technology into the VDLS2 NIPP-NAI and ITU standards bodies. As a result, the International Telecommunication Union's standards group 15 (ITU-SG15) approved an amended standard for VDSL2 (ITU-G.993.2) in 2006, which brought Aktino’s innovative technology approach to the forefront. The amendment enhances the functionality of VDSL2 by providing added flexibility to serve both business and residential applications on both short and long loops. This enhanced functionality is made possible by enabling newly-defined flexible band plans to be used that allow modems to be configured for either asymmetric or symmetric rate services.
VDSL2 Positioned to Support New Residential & Business Services
VDSL2 is now positioned as the optimal means for converging business and residential access network equipment into unified platforms. In addition to supporting new residential services such as IPTV, VDSL2 can now also support next-generation symmetric and asymmetric business access services such as Ethernet over copper via one or multiple bonded copper pairs.
To follow is a timeline of the relevant VDSL2 standards developments that pertain to the Aktino solution:
VDSL2 Timeline
- VDSL2: Consented 2005
- Higher bandwidth
- Greater flexibility (short and long loops)
- 1st amendment: Consented 2006
- Supports symmetric services (US0)
- Added flexibility and configurability
- G.Vector: Consent target for 2008
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