ITU G.992.

5 Annex M 1

ITU G.992.5 Annex M

DSL technologies

Standard

ADSL ANSI T1.413 Issue 2

ITU G.992.1
(G.DMT)
ITU G.992.2 (G.Lite)

ADSL2 ITU G.992.3/4

ITU G.992.3 Annex J
ITU G.992.3 Annex L

ADSL2+ ITU G.992.5

ITU G.992.5 Annex M

HDSL ITU G.991.1

HDSL2

IDSL

MSDSL

PDSL

RADSL

SDSL

SHDSL ITU G.991.2

UDSL

VDSL ITU G.993.1

VDSL2 ITU G.993.2

Annex M is an optional specification in ITU-T recommendations G.992.3 (ADSL2) and G.992.5 (ADSL2+), also
referred to as ADSL2 M and ADSL2+ M. This specification extends the capability of commonly deployed Annex A
by more than doubling the number of upstream bits. The data rates can be as high as 12 or 24 Mbit/s downstream and
3 Mbit/s upstream depending on the distance from the DSLAM to the customer's premises.
The main difference between this specification and Annex A is that the upstream/downstream frequency split has
been shifted from 138 kHz up to 276 kHz (as in Annex J), allowing upstream bandwidth to be increased from 1.4
Mbit/s to 3.3 Mbit/s, with a corresponding decrease in download bandwidth.
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Deployment
Santa Rosa, California-based US ISP Sonic.net is now testing Annex M on both single-pair and pair-bonded
"Fusion" ADSL2+ service. The company reports that customers can see 1.3-2.5 Mbit/s upstream per pair with Annex
M enabled.
This standard was approved for deployment on Australian networks by the Australian Communications Industry
Forum (ACIF), due to action by Internode. iiNet now offer Annex M on their business plans for a one-time
additional fee.[1]
The Danish ISPs Fullrate, Telenor and TDC offers up to 2 Mbit upload using this technology.
Since October 2006, the Swedish ISP Bredbandsbolaget [2] offers a service called "Bredband 20 Pro" with 20 MBit/s
down, 3 Mbit/s up. However, media has lately reported that a majority of their customers fail to get their modems to
sync with Bredbandsbolaget's Annex M gateways faster than 16 MBit/s down and 2.5 MBit/s up .
The Swedish ISP Telia [3] has offered Annex M on their ADSL2+ 24Mbit connections since October 2006.
The Finnish ISP SuomiCom [4] offers 4/3 Mbit, 8/3 Mbit, 12/3 Mbit and 24/3 Mbit on ZyXEL's Annex M hardware.
Usually upstream speeds between 2-2.5 Mbit/s are reported with these services. ISP Nebula [5] also offers Annex M
on some of their more expensive packages. 8 Mbit/s or 24Mbit/s down and 3 Mbit/s up.
The Belgian ISP Dommel(Schedom) [6] Recently offers ADSL2+ Annex M (24Mbit/s down and 3 Mbit/s up) in their
"cityconnect" package in the city of Leuven (on their own DSLAMs). Two other cities have been announced for the
second quarter of 2008, Kessel-Lo (near Leuven) and Sint-Truiden. Now it is available in and around various large
cities and city centers.
The British LLU ISP Be Un Limited [7] offers a feature on their "pro" package called "Upload Plus". This is actioned
from a support ticket and changes the customers connection from ADSL2+ Annex A to ADSL2+ Annex M. "Pro"
users get Annex M by default. Other British ISPs, Nildram [8], Pipex [9] (both owned by TalkTalk), Cambridge
Matrix [10] and Claranet [11] have recently started offering enhanced upstream to their customers. Claranet refer to
their Annex M product as 'Premium SDSL'.
The Spanish ISP Jazztel [12] implemented Annex M in January 2009, with a feature called "Turbo Up" and "Turbo
Down" that allows the user to choose between a higher upstream or downstream speed, plus an option to enable or
disable FastPath on demand. In most cases it's imposible to achieve more than 1.5 Mbit/s upstream with the ISP
provisioned CPE, with better equipment it's possible to reach 2.5 Mbit/s upstream.

See also
• ADSL2
• ADSL2+

External links
• ITU-T Recommendation G.992.3 : Asymmetric digital subscriber line transceivers 2 (ADSL2) [13]
• ITU-T Recommendation G.992.5: Asymmetric Digital SubscriberLine (ADSL) transceivers - Extended
bandwidth ADSL2 (ADSL2+) [14]
• ITU-T Recommendations: Series G [15]
• ITU-T [16]
• Internode ADSL2+ Annex M FAQ [17]
• UK ADSL2+M ISP be [18]
• UK ADSL2+ and Annex M Service Provider Claranet [11]
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References
[1] iiNet Business Annex M (http:/ / www. iinet. net. au/ products/ business/ annexm. html)
[2] http:/ / www. bredbandsbolaget. se/
[3] http:/ / www. telia. se/
[4] http:/ / www. suomicom. fi/ kovaankayttoon. php
[5] http:/ / nebulazone. fi/
[6] http:/ / www. dommel. com/
[7] http:/ / www. bethere. co. uk/
[8] http:/ / broadband. nildram. net/ enhanced-upstream/
[9] http:/ / www. pipex. co. uk/ business/ broadband/ pro/
[10] http:/ / www. cambridgematrix. co. uk/ modules. php?name=Content& pa=showpage& pid=4/
[11] http:/ / www. uk. clara. net
[12] http:/ / www. jazztel. es/
[13] http:/ / www. itu. int/ rec/ T-REC-G. 992. 3/ en
[14] http:/ / www. itu. int/ rec/ T-REC-G. 992. 5/ en
[15] http:/ / www. itu. int/ rec/ recommendation. asp?type=products& lang=e& parent=T-REC-G
[16] http:/ / www. itu. int/ ITU-T/ index. html
[17] http:/ / www. internode. on. net/ support/ faq/ broadband_adsl/ adsl2_annex_m/
[18] http:/ / www. bethere. co. uk
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