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ADSL upload speed

  • 23-08-2006 10:33PM
    #1
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,284 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    What is the maximum possible upload speed an ADSL line can carry with current technologies? Without going into too many technical details, can anyone explain why is there such a huge discrepancy between upload and download capacity on an ADSL connection? (I assume it has something to do with asynchronicity)


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  • #2
    Snaga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,562 ✭✭✭Snaga


    A little over 1Mb up on a perfect line.

    Quite simply - more of the available spectrum on the phoneline is used for download then upload. It was designed this way as the average home user downloads far more than they upload - so it made sense when it was designed. This was before the days of high p2p usage - although most people still want to download far more than they upload.


  • #3
    juliuspret
    Closed Accounts Posts: 458 ✭✭juliuspret


    pickarooney wrote:
    What is the maximum possible upload speed an ADSL line can carry with current technologies? Without going into too many technical details, can anyone explain why is there such a huge discrepancy between upload and download capacity on an ADSL connection? (I assume it has something to do with asynchronicity)


    You still have that fibre connection dont you?


  • #4
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,284 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    juliuspret wrote:
    You still have that fibre connection dont you?

    Nah, I tried to bring it with me when I emigrated, but they insisted I put back the paving :D


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