Re: ADSL Line Extenders

[Scott Helms <khelms () zcorum com>]

They're certainly real, still in use, and deployed world wide but most
commonly in rural areas.  They aren't particularly cost effective for most
scenarios, but cheaper than hanging even a mini-DSLAM to service 1-2
customers that are too far away from a cabinet.  Installing them is a pain
and keeping them running long term is an even bigger pain.  Certain models
don't work well with specific DSLAMs and/or in specific plant combinations
so testing with your DSLAMs, modems, and in your plant is a must.


Scott Helms
Vice President of Technology
ZCorum
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On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 5:24 PM, Jean-Francois Mezei <
jfmezei_nanog () vaxination ca> wrote:

> A friend on a rural DSl association asked about ADSL line extenders.
>
> A search on Google yields many products dating back to the days of
> ADSL-1 advertising 1mbps profiles, but a few seem more recent and
> support ADSL2+ (not sure if any support VDSL2).
>
> Are these thing out of date and no longer deployed ? Were they ever
> effective, or just vapourware that didn't really improve things ?
>
>
> Do any Telcos still deploy them ?  Anyone know of deployments in Canada ?
>
> I just need a reality check on those devices.
>
> jf