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    From my understanding - lower SNR targets can also improve sync
    speed hence why people like iiNet offer it on the 'ThrillSeeker'
    kind of naming.<br>
    <br>
    I may be wrong though.<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 30/09/14 23:51, Shane Short wrote:<br>
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      That's... not strictly true.<br>
      <br>
      SNR indicates the noise margin, but doesn't necessarily dictate if
      line is "good" or not. What're you really interested in are CRC
      errors, or Errored Seconds (ES). I've seen lines that have been
      able to run with a solid SNR of 3dB with minimal CRCs and a resync
      once a month.<br>
      <br>
      It's also worth noting that if you're on Open 2 (20/1) on Telstra
      Wholesale, your default target SNR *is* 6dB, so assuming an SNR
      that low means the line is fubar is a bit of a red herring.<br>
      <br>
      Different profiles on different ISPs/DSLAMS will often set a
      target SNR when they're initially syncing. From memory you can use
      the following profiles on some ISPs to hit an SNR target:<br>
      <br>
      - Telstra Wholesale Default - 6dB<br>
      - Telstra Wholesale "Stability Profile" 15dB<br>
      - iiNet Thrillseeker - 7dB<br>
      - iiNet Standard - 9dB<br>
      - iiNet Controlled - 15dB<br>
      <br>
      To recap, a low SNR doesn't mean you're having issues, but having
      a high one helps prevent them.<br>
      <br>
      -Shane<br>
      <br>
      <br>
      <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
        href="mailto:adamn@eyemedia.com.au">adamn@eyemedia.com.au</a>
      wrote:
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cite="mid:OF18D0CD72.FB52DBF4-ONCA257D63.002C1A8F-CA257D63.002C32BE@eyemedia.com.au"
        type="cite"><font face="sans-serif" size="2">This was one I
          stumbled on the web sometime
          back, I can't find the back reference for it :\<br>
          <br>
        </font><font size="3"><b>SNR is Signal to Noise Ratio</b> (aka
          Noise Margin
          or Signal to Noise Margin)<br>
          Relative strength of the DSL signal to Noise ratio. 6dB is the
          lowest dB
          manufactures specify for modem to be able to synch. In some
          instances interleaving
          can help raise the noise margin to an acceptable level. The
          higher the
          number the better for this measurement.</font>
        <p><font size="3">6dB or below is bad and will experience no
            synch or intermittent
            synch problems<br>
            7dB-10dB is fair but does not leave much room for variances
            in conditions<br>
            11dB-20dB is good with no synch problems<br>
            20dB-28dB is excellent<br>
            29dB or above is outstanding</font> </p>
        <p><font size="3"><b>Loop Att. is Line Attenuation</b><br>
            Measure of how much the signal has degraded between the
            DSLAM and the modem.
            Maximum signal loss recommendation is usually about 60dB.
            The lower the
            dB the better for this measurement.<br>
            20dB and below is outstanding<br>
            20dB-30dB is excellent<br>
            30dB-40dB is very good<br>
            40dB-50dB is good<br>
            50dB-60dB is poor and may experience connectivity issues<br>
            60dB or above is bad and will experience connectivity issues</font>
        </p>
        <p><font size="3"><b>Output Power</b><br>
            How much power modem (upstream) or DSLAM (downstream) is
            using. Maximum
            recommended is about 15dB. The lower the power the better
            for this measurement.</font><font face="sans-serif" size="2"><br>
            <br>
            Cheers,<br>
            Adam<br>
          </font>
          <br>
          <br>
          <br>
          <font color="#5f5f5f" face="sans-serif" size="1">From:      
             </font><font face="sans-serif" size="1">Travis <a
              moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
              href="mailto:mallik@internode.on.net"><mallik@internode.on.net></a></font>
          <br>
          <font color="#5f5f5f" face="sans-serif" size="1">To:      
             </font><font face="sans-serif" size="1">Jason Reid <a
              moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
              href="mailto:jasereid@gmail.com"><jasereid@gmail.com></a>,
          </font>
          <br>
          <font color="#5f5f5f" face="sans-serif" size="1">Cc:      
             </font><font face="sans-serif" size="1"><a
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              href="mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net">"AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net"</a>
            <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
              href="mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net"><AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net></a></font>
          <br>
          <font color="#5f5f5f" face="sans-serif" size="1">Date:      
             </font><font face="sans-serif" size="1">30/09/2014 05:47 PM</font>
          <br>
          <font color="#5f5f5f" face="sans-serif" size="1">Subject:    
               </font><font face="sans-serif" size="1">Re: [AusNOG]
            DSL Line Stats</font>
          <br>
          <font color="#5f5f5f" face="sans-serif" size="1">Sent by:    
               </font><font face="sans-serif" size="1">"AusNOG"
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              href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net"><ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net></a></font>
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        <font size="3">I always thought this was a pretty good
          explaination:<br>
        </font><font color="blue" size="3"><u><br>
          </u></font><a moz-do-not-send="true"
          href="http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/linestats.htm"><font
            color="blue" size="3"><u>http://www.kitz.co.uk/adsl/linestats.htm</u></font></a><font
          size="3"> </font> <br>
        <br>
        <font size="3">On 25 September 2014 17:12, Jason Reid <</font><a
          moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:jasereid@gmail.com"
          target="_blank"><font color="blue" size="3"><u>jasereid@gmail.com</u></font></a><font
          size="3">>
          wrote:</font> <br>
        <font size="3">I'd also be interested in this.</font> <br>
        <br>
        <font size="3">Regards</font> <br>
        <font size="3">Jason Reid</font> <br>
        <font size="3"><br>
          <br>
          On Thursday, 25 September 2014, Jacob Kino <</font><a
          moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:jacob@interconnekt.com.au"
          target="_blank"><font color="blue" size="3"><u>jacob@interconnekt.com.au</u></font></a><font
          size="3">>
          wrote:</font> <br>
        <font size="3">Hi All,</font>
        <p><font size="3"> </font> </p>
        <p><font size="3">Someone in our team has asked for a good
            document to explain
            DSL line stats, primarily in the context of interpreting
            wholesale DSL
            line stats reports.</font> </p>
        <p><font size="3"> </font> </p>
        <p><font size="3">I had a look at our carrier’s product
            definition document
            but it doesn’t seem to speak much about layer 1, wondering
            if anyone had
            a good reference they could point to, ideally that has some
            real world
            reference values in an Australian context.</font> </p>
        <p><font size="3"> </font> </p>
        <p><font size="3">Cheers,</font> </p>
        <p><font size="3"> </font> </p>
        <p><font size="3">Jacob</font> </p>
        <p><font size="3"> </font> </p>
        <p><font size="3"><b>Jacob Kino</b></font><font size="1"><br>
            <br>
            <br>
             <br>
            Suite 5, 25-27 Izett St<br>
            Prahran, VIC, 3181<br>
            Hi <b><br>
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            <b><br>
              phone</b>     1300 852 842<b><br>
              fax </b>         03 9011 6298<b><br>
              www </b>     </font><a moz-do-not-send="true"
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        <p><font color="#8f8f8f" size="3"><br>
            <br>
            -- <br>
            Jason Reid</font><font size="3"><br>
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