The information driveway [using analog telephone lines]

Author

Humblet, Pierre A. ; Troulis, Markos G.

Author_Institution

Eurecom Inst., France

Volume

34

Issue

12

fYear

1996

fDate

12/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

64

Lastpage

68

Abstract

Regular analog telephone lines can be directly connected through the telephone network to ISDN terminals. By using appropriate modulation formats, they can carry digital traffic at rates approaching those of ISDN, without extra recurring costs for the customers or new investments in the network. Such a system thus provides an affordable and universal “driveway” to information services. This article explains the basic concepts and reports on some measurements that show their feasibility

Keywords

ISDN; data communication; information services; modulation; subscriber loops; telecommunication channels; telecommunication terminals; telecommunication traffic; telephone networks; ISDN terminals; analog telephone lines; analog telephone loop; channel characteristics; digital traffic; information driveway; information services; measurements; modulation formats; telephone network; Amplitude modulation; Cable TV; Communication networks; Costs; Educational institutions; ISDN; Investments; Modems; Pulse modulation; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.556489

Filename

556489