DSL Forum targets business services

摘要

Quality of service, bandwidth on demand and flexibility are not terms that generally are considered synonymous with DSL service, but they might be in the near future. Earlier this month the DSL Forum accepted a technical report, TR-059, that outlines a new IP-centric architecture aimed at making DSL an ironclad data communication choice for business users. "The biggest benefits for business users will be QoS ... and burstable bandwidth," says Daniel Briere, CEO of TeleChoice. But the industry must take several steps before users realize these benefits.