Here you will find definitions of terms that are common in a DSL context but may be unfamiliar to you. The loss of signal strength, which occurs naturally as a signal traverses the transmission medium.
Attenuation can be significant when digital signals traverse copper at high frequencies.
A secondary local loop connected to a primary local loop. Unlike T1 services, DSL services can tolerate bridged taps. A communication channel with a bandwidth in excess of 1.54 Mbps. DSL is typically touted as the ticket to universal broadband Internet access and, someday, that may well be the case. For now, most DSL systems for home users, at least, provide only midband access to the Internet.