Apparatus and method for auto-configuring a communication system
US5960036A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q3/54516
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communications system 10 having an Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) transceiver (24) is provided which may be configured either as a central office or a remote terminal in a system. The transceiver (24) operates in a listen/report idle state to report line activity to a host processor (22) prior to being configured as a central office or remote terminal. The host processor configures the transceiver (24) as a central office, remote terminal, or as otherwise specified based on the line activity.
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