RE: [UUG/MLUG] GTE ADSL Protocol

["Roberts, Michael J. (IATS)" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I don't think you would be able to use a router.  The DSL device they gave
me through Tranquility functioned as a bridge.  I'm not quite sure how GTE
has it setup, but here's how we do it on campus.  The off campus customer is
given a DSL device that their ethernet host plugs into.  The other end of
the device plugs into a DSLAM (Digital Sync Line Access Multiplexor) in some
GTE node room.  From there we pick up the customer's DLC from a frame
connection from GTE. The frame is terminated on a sync port on one of our
Bay routers.  Then it is bridged to another router port where is actually
get's routed.  If you have a router on your end, you'll probably need a
dedicated router port on GTE's end.  And I'm not sure GTE would go for that.
I'm not even sure if the GTE provided DSL device could plug into a router.
We did something similar to that with PairGain HDSL for on campus customers,
but we found that it used up to many router ports.  I bet Paul Saab would
know.  Paul, are you listening?

-mike

 
-----Original Message-----
From: Gavin Cooper [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 5:05 PM
To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
Subject: [UUG/MLUG] GTE ADSL Protocol


We're getting ADSL, and would like to use our own router 
(A Cisco-something ADSL router). My bro read up on 
ADSL and found that there were two seperate protocols, 
the names of which slip my mind at the moment, and 
another information page that said which one GTE used. 

He just got off the phone with GTE and said that GTE 
said they used a propriatary protocol for the ADSL, which 
he thought was BS (either one protocol or the other). 
Well, does anyone know what protocol GTE uses for their 
ADSL service?

Thx

Gavin Cooper