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With TalkTalk Wholesale ADSL circuits we (and customers) have full control over the line profile. By default we disable DLM, and are able to set the profile manually.
 
On the control pages for the Line we have the profiles selection:
 
[[File:Tt-profile-list.png|bordernone|200pxframe|Profile options on the Control Pages]]
 
To change the profile, select the one you like, and then press Profile to make the change. It will just take a few seconds to apply, and the line will resync.
 
==Why change profiles?==
ChangingOn the positive side, changing the profile can:
*Increase throughput speed
*Improve reliability
*Help with errors (packetloss) caused by interference
 
The reverse of these is also true, if your line cannot support a profile selected.
 
==Notes==
==Understanding the Profile Names==
*The fastpath (non-interleaved) profiles are more likely to drop on a noise burst than the interleaved profiles
===Annex A===
 
==How long does a profile change take?==
Not long! The profile change is set through to TalkTalk Wholesale as soon as you click the button on the control page, and the line will resync within a minute. If the profile change failed, then the log will say failed, it was successful then it will say Done:
 
[[File:Tt-profile-changed.png]]
 
==Understanding the Profile Names==
[[File:Tt-profile.png|link=TalkTalk Wholesale Line Profiles List]]
*We have a table of all the available profiles, [[TalkTalk Wholesale Line Profiles List|See here]]
 
===Annex A= Line Profiles==
Annex A line profiles are of the form:
XYYY_SNR_DDD_UUU_Protocol
 
Where:
*X denotes the adaptive setting.: If this is S then the profile is dynamic, if this F then the profile is fixed.
**If this is S then the profile is dynamic
*YYY denotes the Interleaving settings.
**If this F then the profile is fixed.
*F indicates that interleaving hasn’t been applied and that this is a fast profile.
*YYY denotes the Interleaving settings.:
*I followed by a number indicates the size of the interleaving delay. The greater the number the greater the interleaving applied.
**F indicates that interleaving hasn’t been applied and that this is a fast profile.
*SNR denotes the target Signal to Noise Margin. Where this is a single number, this number indicates the target for both upstream and downstream, where there are two, the first indicates downstream and the second indicates upstream.
**I followed by a number indicates the size of the interleaving delay. The greater the number the greater the interleaving applied.
*The lower the number the greater the achievable line rate, the higher the number the higher the number then the lower the achievable line rate. Note: Some fixed profiles omit the SNR property from their name, where this is the case their target margin is 6dB.
*SNR denotes the target Signal to Noise Margin.
*SNR denotes the target Signal to Noise Margin. *Where this is a single number, this number indicates the target for both upstream and downstream, where there are two, the first indicates downstream and the second indicates upstream.
**Where there are two, the first indicates downstream and the second indicates upstream.
**The lower the number the greater the achievable line rate, the higher the number the higher the number then the lower the achievable line rate. Note: Some fixed profiles omit the SNR property from their name, where this is the case their target margin is 6dB.
**Note: Some fixed profiles omit the SNR property from their name, where this is the case their target margin is 6 dB.
*DDD indicates the maximum download speed.
*UUU indicates the maximum upload speed.
*Protocol indicates if the profile is tied to a specific ADSL protocol. Where this is negated, the profile will negotiate with the CPE starting at ADSL2+ and working down to G.DMT.
 
===Annex M line profiles===
AnnexM profiles are available to customers with the 'Premium' option on their service.
Annex M line profiles are of the form:
MXYYY_SNR_DDD_UUU:MInpN
*M denotes that this is an Annex M profile.
*X denotes the adaption setting.
**(S) Dynamic: This is where a maximum downstream speed is set but the line may not support that speed so the highest supportable speed is negotiated.
**(F) Static: This is where a maximum downstream speed is set and the line will be fixed at that specified speed.
*YYY denotes the Interleaving settings.setting:
**F indicates that interleaving hasn’t been applied and that this is a fast profile.
**I followed by a number indicates the size of the interleaving delay. The greater the number the greater the interleaving applied.
*SNR denotes the Target Margin. Where this is a single number, this number indicates the target for upstream and downstream, where there are two, the first indicates downstream and the second indicates upstream Note: Some fixed profiles omit the SNR property from their name, where this is the case their target margin is 6db.
*DDD indicates the maximum download speed.
*UUU indicates the maximum upload speed.
*MInpN denotes the Impulse Noise Protection values. Where this is set to 0 there is in none, else the values are that for Downstream followed by upstream, H denotes 1⁄2 a tone.
 
a tone.
===Diagnostic Profiles===
There are a few diagnostic profiles that can be used to isolate faults.
 
==View the Profile list==
*We have a table of all the available profiles, [[TalkTalk Wholesale Line Profiles List|See here]]
 
=Profile Factors=
 
==SNR==
 
SNR is a measure of signal strength and as such is measured in Decibels (dB). The values in use on the TTW network are:
*6 dB
*9 dB
*12 dB
*15 dB
 
==3dB==
 
3 dB is now supported! As of November 2015 customers can request a 3 dB profile. The process is a little long winded, but once a Support staff member picks up the task 3 dB can be applied within a few minutes. Do contact us.
 
==Interleaving, Error Correction and Delay==
Packets of data that are transferred across a DSL line are split into smaller blocks of data; these are then sent sequentially sent across the DSL line. As they arrive at the receiving end, they are recombined into the original larger packets of data.
 
If one block of a larger packet is lost due to line interference, the packet can be recreated using the remaining blocks that were received; data blocks reserve some space for data which can salvage a partially damaged block. This is known as ''error correction''. Interleaving can be used as a form more robust form of error correction.
 
The ‘delay’ of the interleaving is simply a measurement of the size of the interleaving buffers. The size is measured in milliseconds (ms).
 
The buffer sizes available on the TalkTalk network are:
*Off (fast)
*8ms
*16ms
 
The fastpath (non-interleaved) profiles are more likely to drop on a noise burst than the interleaved profiles
 
==Impulse Noise Protection==
===Diagnostic Profiles===
Impulse Noise Protection (INP) is an error correction feature of ADSL2+ which makes interleaving more affective. It does
There are a few diagnostic profiles that can be used to isolate faults.
not increase delay but does add in more error correcting bits which results in a drop in line rate for less noisy lines. Because
of the increased noise immunity however, a slow noisy line will be able to sync at a higher rate with this feature enabled.
 
Note:
On some hardware, INP can result in a substantial drop in downstream speed and should only be used where a line is
particularly noisy and only slow speeds are achievable.
 
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