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Method for rapid noise reduction from an asymmetric digital subscriber line modem

US6628754B1 · kind B1 · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateJan 5, 2001
Grant dateSep 30, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 21, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/30
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for rapid noise reduction from a splitterless ADSL modem. The modem stores a value for the power level of its transmitter in a table along with transmission characteristics of the telephone loop. The stored value for its power level is the power level that was previously successful with the transmission characteristics in achieving the Showtime data transfer mode. When the modem measures similar transmission characteristics of the telephone loop, such as a slope of the frequency response of the loop, a power level that would suppress downstream noise, or the dc voltage of the loop, the modem searches the table for matching transmission characteristics. If the table contains a table entry that matches these measured transmission to characteristics, the modem restores the stored transmitter power of the modem. In this manner, the modem may rapidly achieve Showtime because it is restoring a transmitter power level that was previously successful under the same condition of the telephone loop.

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