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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

How Does SDSL Work?

SDSL Broadband or Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line is a high-speed Internet access service with matching upstream and downstream data transfer rates. SDSL Broadband is the ideal choice for very heavy bandwidth use. For example, as a medium for streaming technology, Voice Over IP, or server hosting, SDSL Broadband is the appropriate service. Also with contention not being a problem, even at the worst of times, the connection will still be better than other DSL connections.

This broadband will utilise a digital frequency travelling across existing copper telephones lines to send and receive data. When using the telephone line for this service, phone and fax services on that line must be suspended. Therefore a dedicated second, or additional, line is then needed for an SDSL service. This differs from ADSL, which leaves room for both standard analogue telephone equipment and the digital signal, so that one can talk on the phone or use a fax machine while online.

Using a copper pair running from the local phone company to the dedicated modem will provide internet bandwidth at a lower cost than T1 service. SDSL Broadband is used to provide internet access, but it is not a replacement for communications based on protocols other than TCP/IP. It allows the same data transfer speed in both directions, it is "Symmetrical". Sometimes a few lines have impairments that prevent having a suitable all copper connection and prevent some from benefiting from an SDSL connection.

It is not available in all areas and speeds might vary depending upon physical distance from the local hubs. The fastest speed obtainable depends on the distance between the providers building, usually the phone company, called the Central Office or C/O, and the installed modem. The distance is the length of the copper pair, which is probably more than the direct "in a straight line" distance. The phone company's central office is usually located in highly populated areas or in the business district of a community. If the circuit is too long, the phone company may consider putting in a remote central office also called a Remote DSLAM. An SDSL Broadband is generally available in speeds from 512kb to 2Mb per second - roughly 10 to 100 times the speed of a dialup phone line.

Since this type of broadband operates on its own dedicated line, no Microfilter (A small device that plugs into a normal telephone socket and splits the line into both a standard telephone socket and a DSL broadband socket) is needed because SDSL Broadband operates on a dedicated line; there is no need to provide a filter that is designed to facilitate other services. As such SDSL completely takes over while running and no other service can concurrently run.

It will utilise the full availability of the phone line bandwidth and thus allows for the maximum connection available. Although some draw backs exist to this equipment, the benefits surpass any such drawbacks and allow SDSL Broadband users the best DSL connection depending on their needs.

Derek Rogers is a freelance writer who writes for a number of UK businesses. For Business Internet Services he recommends Iconnyx, a leading SDSL provider.

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New PlayStation 3 Attempts To Compete With Nintendo Wii

The Nintendo Wii, aside from being an amazing gaming machine with excellent mulitmedia capabilities, has been a sales phenomenon worldwide, and has blown the other other new generations out of the water. With its revolutionary control system, amazing games library and affordable price, it's hardly a surprise.

This has led the other console makers to pull out all the stops to try to compete with Nintendo's gaming giant. In many cases, its almost pathetic the lengths the other companies will go to try to compete. Here's Sony's latest attempt to compete with the Wii.

After being dominated in sales by the phenomenal success of Nintendo's Wii console, Sony is releasing a crippled version of their PS3 console at a cheaper price point in order to compete with Nintendo's sales juggernaut.

The new iteration of the Playstation 3, which will feature a smaller hard drive, less USB ports and the reverse compatibility removed (which means no playing PS2 or PS1 games), will be released at a cheaper price point in the hopes of better competing with the more affordable Wii.

The new Playstation 3 will retail for around $400, which is still costlier than the Wii, but Sony will re-emphasise the PS3's realistic graphics and power chip to justify the price gap. Does it sound to anyone else like Sony is grasping at straws here? I can see the ad now: "In addition to having no decent games, the new PS3 has 50% less features than the old one! Buy the new PlayStation 3... please? We're dyin' over here!"

Seth Gecko is a Nintendo fan from way back, and loves his Wii in a way that is slightly unnatural.

To find out how you can download Wii games and turn your Wii into a mulitmedia super machine that plays movies, music and games, click here

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