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[Bruce Simpson]

On 27/04/17 18:44, Bruce Simpson wrote:
> Hopefully, with packet mode DSL, none of this should be needed again.
> 

JFYI I'm referring to ye olde Packet Transfer Mode (PTM) DSL, TR-009...
which dispenses with the need for ATM framing on DSL circuits.

Some US ISPs have been observed doing this in the wild. DSL isn't going
away any time soon, though -- many of us still use it as a backup
circuit for other things (vs Metro Ethernet, G.FAST, DOCSIS etc.)