Also known as
G.991.2, G.SHDSL is an international standard for
symmetric DSL developed by the
ITU. G.SHDSL provides for sending and receiving high-speed symmetrical data streams over a single pair of copper wires at rates between 192 kbps and 2.31 Mbps. G.SHDSL was developed to incorporate the features of other DSL technologies, such as
ADSL and SDSL and will transport
T1,
E1,
ISDN,
ATM and
IP signals. This is the first DSL technology to be developed from the ground up as an international standard.
G.SHDSL was ratified by the ITU in February 2001.