BROADBAND

BROADBAND AND BROADBAND SERVICES

Introduction:
In toadys globally networked society through internet, there is always increasing demand for higher capacity systems and more bandwidth for new services & networking, hence new various types of access technologies for broadband have to be found for this exponential growth. Prior to broadband service, PS ! dialup "including IS#!$ was the main techni%ue to get Internet access. &or high speed, only alternative was lease line bandwidth. 'ven today, PS ! dialup service is prevalent. (S!) offers many options for dialup Internet account such as Sancharnet "pre*paid$ and !etone "+)I based$ service. Sancharnet is an all India roaming account i.e. user can use it from any landline in India. he dialup charges are payable on landline whereas, Internet usage gets deducted from Sancharnet account. he download speed depends on %uality of PS ! line and goes up to ,-.bps limited by capacity of modem used. &or Internet access, (S!) also offers /nlimited plan on postpaid +#01 and usage based for prepaid +#01 service. What is Broadband? 21I has defined (roadband as an always on data connection that is able to support interactive services including internet access and has the capability of the minimum download speed of 3,- kbps to an individual subscriber from the point of presence "P4P$ of the service provider intending to provide broadband service where multiple such individual broadband connection are aggregated and the subscriber is able to access these interactive services including the internet through this P4P. he interactive services will exclude any services for which separate license is specifically re%uired, for example, real time voice transmission, except to the extent that it is presently permitted under ISP license with Internet telephony. Advantages of Broadband 56 5 56 56 56 56 1lways on "!ot on shared media$ 6&ast "speed ranging from 3,- kbps to 3 0bps$ !o disconnection !o additional access charge elephone and #ata simultaneously &at pipe has to be continuously supplemented with value added applications to en7oy the advantage.

Wired Broadband echno!ogies: here are many different types of broadband access technologies. 'ach of these technologies can compete to provide similar services to consumers and businesses. 5 6#igital Subscriber )ine "#S), given over copper loop of elecom operators$ 17

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6+able 0odem "+0, 8iven over cable 9 operators coaxial cable network$ 6Power )ine (roadband "(P), 4ver Power lines$ &iber technology

Digita! Subscriber "ine #DS"$ #igital Subscriber line "#S)$ is a wire line transmission technology that brings data and information faster over copper telephone lines already installed in homes and business. raditional phone service connects your home or business to a telephone company office via copper wires. 1 #S) modem accesses the local telephone companys central office where a #S) 1ccess #S)10 then transmits the signal from the copper telephone line onto a network backbone, and eventually to the Internet. :ith high speed Internet access that uses #S) transmission technology, there is no need to ;dial in< to a traditional modem. his service allows consumers and business to have an ;always*on< dedicated connection to the Internet. he following are types of #S) transmission technologies that may be used to provide high*speed Internet access. S%&&etrica! Digita! Subscriber "ine #SDS"$ It is used typically for business applications such as video conferencing. he traffic from the user to the network is upstream traffic, and from the network to the user is downstream traffic. :hen the data rate in both directions is e%ual, it is called a symmetric service. As%&&etrica! Digita! Subscriber "ine #ADS"$ It is used primarily by residential users who receive a lot do data but do not send much such as Internet surfers. 1#S) provides faster speed in a downstream direction "from the telephone central office to the customers premises$ than upstream "from customers premise to the telephone central office$. :hen the upstream data rate is lower than the downstream rate, it is called an asymmetric service. 'igh(data(rate Digita! Subscriber "ine #'DS"$ It provides fixed symmetrical high*speed access at = rate "=., mbps$, and is designed for business purposes. Ver% high(data(rate Digita! Subscriber "ine #VDS"$ It provides both symmetrical and asymmetrical access with very high bit rate over the copper line. #eployment is very limited at this time. ISDN Digita! Subscriber "ine #IDS"$

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It provides symmetrical connection with Integrated Services #igital !etwork "IS#!$, and is designed to extend #S) to locations with a long distance to a telephone central office. DS"A) #S)10 is the e%uipment located at a phone companys central office "+4$ that links many customer #S) connections over existing copper telephone lines to a single high* speed 1 0 line. :hen the phone company receives a #S) signal, an 1#S) modem with a P4 S splitter detects voice calls and data. he #S)10 intermixes voice fre%uency signals and high*speed #S) data traffic into a customers #S) line. It also separates incoming phone and data signals and directs them onto the appropriate carriers network. 9oice calls are sent to the PS !, and data are sent to the #S)10. #S)10 is connected to Internet (ackbone for access to :orld :ide :eb and other applications. 0ore #S)10 channels a phone company has, the more customers it can support. BSN"*S Broadband Access echno!og% (S!) (roadband service is built on a world class, multi*gigabit, multi*protocol, convergent IP infrastructure through !ational Internet (ackbone*II "!I(*II$ that provides convergent services through the same backbone and broadband access network. In (S!) 1symmetric #igital Subscriber )ine "1#S)$ echnology is used for giving the (roadband connection where greater download is re%uired in comparison to upload Effect of co++er +air ,ua!it% #ata speed capability depends on the thickness of wire used in cable network. >igher the gauge, higher the data carrying speed. #ata speed deteriorates if copper loop %uality is bad i.e. more 7oints, loose 7oints, low insulation etc. -or BSN" Broadband connection. Custo&er Needs: (S!)s )andline connection +omputer with =?@=?? 0bps 'thernet +ard #S) 0odem A Splitter "+P'$ PPPo' software to be loaded in the +lient (roadband 1ccount "/sername and Password $

'o/ BSN" Broadband is better than Cab!e )ode& Service >igh*speed Internet access that uses +able 0odem "internet service given by +able 9 operators$ offers shared bandwidth or speed among neighbors on the same cable system. Speed is asymmetric and will vary depending on the number of people on the network. :ith high*speed Internet access that uses #S) service, one gets a dedicated connection to the home. In most cases, however, the performance of #S) based service depends on the distance between end user and phone company central office. 0etting BSN" Broadband

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&or booking of (S!) broadband service of (S!) there is online register form available on website www.bsnl.co.in, otherwise contact directly to (S!) franchisee or nearest customer service center. )ocal toll free number for broadband booking & complaints is =,?B, all India toll free is =C?? B3B =-??. -a&i!% 1#S) 1#S) )ite 1#S)3 1#S)3 A 1#S)3 2' 1+ strea& Rate -B? .(ps DCB .(ps =*=., 0(ps = 0(ps =0(ps Do/n strea& Rate C 0(ps 3 0(ps =3*=- 0(ps 3- 0(ps =3 0(ps )a2i&u& range ,., .m -.m ,.E .m ,.E .m E.m

Services offered to BSN" Broadband custo&ers (asic Internet 1ccess Service controlled and uncontrolled "3,-.bps to =???0bps$. (S!) has various tariff plans for home and business customers. +ontent (ased servicesF G9ideo on #emand "9o#$, 'ducation, 1udio on #emand "1o#$ etc.H (S!) has tied up with franchisees to offer this service. 1 set top box "S ($ is provided which acts as the interface between 1#S) modem and 9. :eb conferencingF (S!) has tied up with a franchisee to offer this service. oll free number for knowing details is =C??*===*3DD. (S!) :eb +onferencing Service enables to conduct virtual meetings with business partners, suppliers, employers etc. It has the innovative feature such as Persistent meeting rooms, which simulates physical room environment wherein authoriIed users can enter their designated rooms the way do in physical meetings. he users can access the rich features, apart from multi*point, multi*media "1udio, 9ideo & #ata$ conferencing service, (S!) web +onferencing service provides very powerful data conferencing tools to enhance collaboration among users such as sharing of PowerPoint Presentation, :hiteboard, #ocuments, & +hat facility amongst the conference participants, which will significantly aid in increasing the effectiveness of your business meetings. (S!) :eb +onferencing Service does not re%uire expensive end pointsJ all that you re%uire are a P+, :eb*cam and an 1#S) +onnection. It is ideally suited for users at all levels in large corporate houses, Small and medium businesses, S4>4s & %uality conscious individuals to enhance collaboration, increase productivity and save costs. Interactive 8amingF his service is offered in association with a franchisee (roadband customers can visit httpF@@bsnl.indiagames.com@ and subscribe this service. 9arious monthly plans are available. (S!) toll free number is =C?? B3, ?,??. 0ultiplay "1 term meaning offer of multiple services such as 9oice, #ata, 9ideo, 8ames etc. as listed above$. 20

9P! on broadband. #ial up 9P! Service. 9irtual Private )1! Service "9P)S$. (andwidth on #emand "/ser and or service configurable$

'o/ BSN" VOD is better than D ' #e3g3 Dish V 4 ata s5%$ In # >, as it is broadcasting, the re%uest for 94# has to be registered through some other mean than the Set top (ox "may be through phone call, S0S or Internet$ )imited say four to five movies are broadcasted and the viewers have to choose among them only and that too at predefined timings. In true 94#, as offered by (S!), the set*top box behaves 7ust like a #9# player and viewer can select a movie from the bouti%ue, view it at his @ her desired time and day, pause it, rewind it, forward it or can have the exactly same experience has viewing from a personaliIed #9# player. his is only possible because of the two*way communication between the set*top box and the server. In (S!) one has a choice of selecting from hundreds of movies while 94# offered by # > providers may have only few movies to offer.

Wi-i Enab!ed ADS" &ode& (S!) provides :i&i enabled 1#S) modem on rental basis. +ustomer can purchase it from the market also. his type of modem allows the customer to use broadband service through out the coverage area of :i&i modem i.e. wireless link between P+ and the 1#S) modem.

I&+ortant Do6s and Don*ts for BSN" Broadband custo&ers Do6s =. !o phone@&ax should be connected before splitter. 3. +hange your password regularly D. Pl. remembers @ writes down your password after every change of password. B. +heck your usages detail regularly. Kou can see usages of current month and last =3 months in system. ,. Please note that the Surfing, )istening )ive 0usic, +hatting, 4nline 8aming, Internet elephony, '*mail, 1nti*virus and any other software updates through Internet etc. are part of download@upload. -. Please keep automatic updates disabled on your computer software "e.g. :indows update, 1nti*virus update, different #river update$ to avoid unanticipated high usage. E. Please clean your computer virus regularly. C. Please log off from broadband connection and switch off modem when not in use. Don*ts: 21

Please do not disclose your broadband /ser I# and Password to anybody.

+ustomer Premises Installation

So&e conce+tsF Sing!e 1ser #S1$: 4nly one P+ can be connected to (S!) (roadband connection. )u!ti 1ser #)1$: +ustomer is allowed to share one (S!) broadband connection among multiple P+s "4ften a need of +yber +afes, (usiness setups$ Static I7 address: &or many services such as video conferencing, 9P! etc. a fixed IP known as Static IP is re%uired. D%na&ic I7: &or normal Internet browsing, the customer does not re%uire static IP. In such cases, (S!) allocates temporary IP address to the customer when a session is initiated. S+eed Chec5: +ustomer is assured of promised speed. hey can check it for their connection at link httpF@@www.dataone.in@. he check is performed by measuring the speed of a file transfer. he file transfer is counted towards download limit. Data 1sage: his is aggregate of data uploaded and downloaded through broadband connection. :hen a customer subscribes to 8ames on (roadband, the data usage is normally not charged separately i.e. it becomes part of monthly rent for 8ames service or is on per download basis$. he #ata /sage is accounted in 8( "8iga (ytes$. One 0B #0iga B%tes$ is =?3B 0egabytes.

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1n average web page is about ,? kilobytes in siIe, i.e. approx. 3?,??? web pages for =8( 1n hour of surfing the web would be around =? megabytes "3?? pages$ so you could surf non*stop for about =?? hours for = gigabyte 1n hour of streamed radio would use about =,*3? megabytes 1n hour of streamed video uses around =??*=,? megabytes Playing an online game typically uses about =?*=, megabytes per hour (S!) broadband customer can check usage details at * www.dataone.in

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