Re: [TCLUG:1649] couple of ???

[Jer Smith <jrsmit2@uswest.com>]

> It may sound semmetric but it doesn't turn out that
> way in reality...  I
> know when we get ADSL in my apartment, we expect 300k up and 700k down...
> I have no idea as to why this is however.
It's simply a matter of not wanting to confuse the customer.  256K
each way is what we
want to be able to comfortably guarantee.  Downstream is always
going to be more than
upstream, but the max downstream is expected to drop eventually.

I can't give all the details, but that's the basic idea.

Jer
 

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