FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband
Ted Fischer
ted at fred.net
Wed Aug 26 15:50:03 UTC 2009
Paul Timmins wrote:
> Fred Baker wrote:
>>
>> On Aug 24, 2009, at 9:17 AM, Luke Marrott wrote:
>>
>>> What are your thoughts on what the definition of Broadband should be
>>> going
>>> forward? I would assume this will be the standard definition for a
>>> number of
>>> years to come.
>>
>>
>> Historically, narrowband was circuit switched (ISDN etc) and broadband
>> was packet switched. Narrowband was therefore tied to the digital
>> signaling hierarchy and was in some way a multiple of 64 KBPS. As the
>> term was used then, broadband delivery options of course included
>> virtual circuits bearing packets, like Frame Relay and ATM.
> of or relating to or being a communications network in which the
> bandwidth can be divided and shared by multiple simultaneous signals (as
> for voice or data or video)
>
> That's my humble opinion. Let them use a new term, like "High Speed
> Internet".
>
>
Seconded
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