System and method for performing digital subscriber line (DSL) modem communication over an AC link bus
US6466584B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2203/5454
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for performing a digital subscriber line (DSL) transmission over an AC-link bus directly connecting a modem codec to a codec controller. The codec and codec controller connected to the AC-link bus are configured for a particular industry-defined AC-link bus protocol defining a data packet having multiple time-division multiplexed (TDM) data slots, where the present invention redefines the protocol of the AC-link bus in order to allow a high bandwidth DSL transmission to be performed using the data packets transmitted over the AC-link bus. The present invention redefines the AC-link bus protocol to provide at least one additional TDM data slot in the data packet for handling DSL modem transmission data streams. The reconfigured data packet provides additional bandwidth capabilities which allow high-bandwidth DSL modem transmissions to be sent in the data packets transmitted over the AC-link bus, which where not previously achievable using the industry-defined AC-link protocol.
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