[svlug] DSL provider (raw bandwidth <-> pacbell?)

Ivan Passos lists at cyclades.com
Mon Mar 26 15:24:02 PST 2001


On Mon, 26 Mar 2001, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> 
> This is covered on their residential services page.  Though I've no idea
> what a PVC is.

PVC = Permanent Virtual Circuit

The term was probably borrowed from the Frame Relay jargon (although it's
also used for other packet-switched networks, such as X.25). I've never
heard it being used in DSL tho ... 

Later,
Ivan





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