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System and method for dynamically optimizing a symbol table and modem employing the same

US5831561A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 29, 1997
Grant dateNov 3, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 29, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/4927
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

For use with an analog communications device coupled to an analog interface of a digital telecommunications network, the analog interface having signal conversion values corresponding to an n-level symbol table, a system and method that dynamically selects a constellation of symbols from the n-level symbol table, and a modulator/demodulator ("modem") employing the system or the method. The system includes (1)a logic circuit that selects m symbols, m being less than or equal to n, from the n-level symbol table, the m symbols being a function of the signal conversion values, and (2) a transmission circuit adapted to transmit data identifying the m symbols to a remote device digitally-coupled to the digital telecommunications network, the data allowing the analog communications device and the remote device to communicate with a common symbol table dynamically adapted to the signal conversion values of the analog interface of the digital telecommunications network.

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