xDSL Bonding Methods - Pros and Cons

If you've taken the time to research the topic of ADSL and SDSL bonding on the Internet, you'll find a lot of conflicting information and advice. You may have come across terms such as Multi-link PPP (MLPPP) and Multi-link Virtual Private Networks (MLVPN), and see conflicting advice as to which technology is superior. Hopefully this document will help to clear up these issues.

Issues that affect performance of all ADSL and SDSL lines

There has been a lot of press recently about the apparent disparity between advertised download rates, and actual download rates that can be achieved by the end user. Although it is true that many ISPs have used misleading advertising to promote their ADSL Max services, there is more to it than just that. ADSL and SDSL line speeds are not all they seem, and the amount of throughput that can carry can vary depending a factors that are not widely understood, even by seasoned professionals.