PSTN vs. ISDN user access
300 … 3400 Hz analogue transmission band
“poor-performance” subscriber signaling
PSTN
Basic
Rate
Access
ISDN
2 x 64 kbit/s digital channels (B channels)
16 kbit/s channel for signaling (D channel)
30 x 64 kbit/s digital channels (B channels)
64 kbit/s channel for signaling (D channel)
concatenation of B channels possible
Primary
Rate
Access
ISDN