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QLN and HLog question

Luzern
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QLN and HLog question

The values are  always expressed as -n dB. Which is the better -n, please, larger or smaller?

No one has to agree with my opinion, but in the time I have left a miracle would be nice.
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ejs
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Re: QLN and HLog question

HLog: more signal is better, so -20 dB is better than -30 dB.

QLN: less noise is better, so -140 dBm/Hz is better than -120 dBm/Hz.

(the unit for QLN is dBm/Hz)

Luzern
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Re: QLN and HLog question

@ejs Thanks for that!

The downstream QLN from tones 33 to 511 seems to have deteriorated by arithmetical average of -.588 dBm/Hz. I'm not sure if that is a valid way to calculate. Secondly my connection does not use  higher than, say, tone 320, so are the higher ones still of relevance?

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ejs
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Re: QLN and HLog question

And what is 0.588 dBm/Hz in context? Less than 1%? QLN is only measured when the modem is establishing a connection, I'd expect it to vary by more than 1% from one time to another.

My line's about 10% slower than what it was 2 years ago.