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wireline communications. Designed to support the wide deployment of triple play services such as
voice, video, data, high definition television (HDTV) and interactive gaming, VDSL2 was intended to
enable operators and carriers to gradually, flexibly, and cost-efficiently upgrade existing xDSL
infrastructure.
The protocol was standardized in the International Telecommunication Union telecommunications
sector (ITU-T) as Recommendation G.993.2. It was announced as finalized on 27 May 2005,[1] and
first published on 17 February 2006. Several corrections and amendments were published in 2007
through 2011.
VDSL2 is an enhancement to very-high-bitrate digital subscriber line (VDSL), Recommendation
G.993.1. It permits the transmission of asymmetric and symmetric aggregate data rates up to 200
Mbit/s downstream and upstream on twisted pairs using a bandwidth up to 30 MHz.
VDSL2 deteriorates quickly from a theoretical maximum of 250 Mbit/s at source to 100 Mbit/s at 0.5
km (1,600 ft) and 50 Mbit/s at 1 km (3,300 ft), but degrades at a much slower rate from there, and
still outperforms VDSL. Starting from 1.6 km (1 mi) its performance is equal to ADSL2+.
ADSL-like long reach performance is one of the key advantages of VDSL2. LR-VDSL2 enabled
systems are capable of supporting speeds of around 1–4 Mbit/s (downstream) over distances of 4–5
km (2.5–3 miles), gradually increasing the bit rate up to symmetric 100 Mbit/s as loop-length
shortens. This means that VDSL2-based systems, unlike VDSL1 systems, are not limited to short
local loops or MTU/MDUs only, but can also be used for medium range applications.
