ABSTRACT
Abstract Splitter design has been a somewhat unexpected issue in overall Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) system design. Although apparently a quite simple and indeed somewhat peripheral function, there are in reality significant design issues. Furthermore splitters are fundamental to DSL’s core advantage of utilizing the telephony network infrastructure. This chapter attempts to explain the various issues that a splitter designer needs to consider, and subsequently outlines a proven design technique that can be easily adapted to any DSL splitter design.
