4520 - Class #10 - June 5, 2017

Today’s agenda

• CRTC & broadband• Pew & broadband• Report #1 - proposals• Homework

Internetaka

“the cloud”

Your ISP

YouThe “last mile”> broadband

Middle milebackhaul

Direction on your Internet access line

Downlink Uplink

wide - “faster”

narrow -“slower”

“Bandwidth…”

xDSL - telco

ADSL - asymmetric digital subscriber lineSDSL - symmetricVDSL - very high bitrate

High-speed cable: DOCSIS

CRTC and broadband

Distinguish - broadband:

• access• takeup• use • CAGR

• weighted average• wideband• target speeds• advertised vs actual• 720p (etc)• latency

access vs transportBDUdata capmarket share

Why a Pew survey?

1 - importance of metrics2 - utility of survey research3 - primacy of end-user4 - familiar territory

The Pew survey…

Quiz #3 - broadband4-pointer

bandwidthbroadbandCOFTTxincumbentlast milelatencyxDSL

Upcoming deadlines

June 7 - quiz #3

June 12 - Strunk bonus memo

AND interim notebook grading

June 14 - report #1 final - 4pm

printed and stapled

Homework for Wed June 7…

1 - Read: Kovacs, Peering & Transit

- Type up notes, questions, terms

2 - Quiz #3 - broadband