Survey on xDSL
Les Cottrell
Please respond to the questionaire by Close of Business March 26th so I can
put together a summary. Thanks.
PS I enclose the original request below:
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In order to help prepare for a discussion at the ESCC on DSL/cable modems
for
residential access to ESnet sites it would be hellpful if each ESCC
representative would get someone to fill out the following questionaire
for your site. We are mainly interested in experience especially as it
pertains to providing a production service, so it is probably
not worth reporting the details on lots
of individuals who have their own private xDSL or cable services.
On the other hand it is important
to know about any centrally organized efforts at any of the ESnet sites.
If you have no xDSL or cable access
in your area, then even this is useful to know (and the form is trivial
to fill out :-)).
If you are not sure of the answer or confused, just answer what is
relatively easy, it is better to send in some of the answers than not
respond.
When answering please inicate whether the answer is for xDSL or cable.
To help I have filled out the questionaire for SLAC (there is a blank form
at the end).
If there are any web pages of interest (your own site's or
local xDSL providers) then please identify the URLs.
------------------ Example for SLAC -----------
Site: SLAC
Responder (email): cott...@slac.stanford.edu
Contact(s) on xDSL/Cable (email):
mar...@slac.stanford.edu, c...@slac.stanford.edu
Number of potential xDSL/xDSL users represented in your response: 1800 {this
is
roughly the number of people who work at SLAC & live close by}
Current state of xDSL for site, choose one
production (when):
pilot: Yes
planning:
unknown:
no plans:
not available in area:
Number of xDSL/cable users today:
15 with Covad,
3 with Pac Bell Internet (PBI)
about 3 with various cable companies - not centrally supported
Do you have or have you ordered an xDSL access server for your site:
No, we get our xDSL access through Stanford University (Covad) or
PBI.
What speed services are available:
Covad 144kbps, 384kbps, 1.5Mbps
PBI 384 downstream / 128 upstream, 1.5Mbps downstream/384 upstream
Who is (are) the ISP(s) providing xDSL/cable for your site:
Covad (Stanford),
Pac Bell Internet (PBI)
What is coverage like for your area (e.g. what
fraction of installation requests are able to be met):
~ 60% for Covad,
lower for PBI
cable have not studied
What are the minimum costs (ID speed associated with cost) for xDSL/cable in
you
Covad: ~$90/month (144kbps) no usage charges
PBI: ~$50/month (128kbps upstream, >=384 kbps downstream), no usage
char
(incl. Internet connection)
Cable: ~ $40/month no usage charges
Web pages for further information:
http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/comp/net/dsl/
http://commserv.stanford.edu/dsl/
http://www.pacbell.com/products/business/fastrak/dsl/index.html
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Site:
Responder:
Contact(s) on xDSL/Cable (email):
Number of potential xDSL/cable users represented in your response:
Current state of xDSL/cable for site, choose one
production (when did it go production):
pilot (number of current users):
planning:
unknown:
no plans:
not available in area:
Number of xDSL/cable users today:
Do you have or have you ordered an xDSL/cable access server for your site:
What speed services are available:
Who is (are) the ISP(s) providing xDSL/cable for your site:
What is coverage like for your area (e.g. what
fraction of installation requests are able to be met):
What are the minimum costs (ID speed associated with cost) for xDSL/cable
in your area:
Web pages for further information: