Activation of multiple xDSL modems with implicit channel probe
US6873652B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus and method for establishing a communication link. A negotiation data transmitting section, associated with an initiating communication device, transmits carriers to a responding communication device. A negotiation data receiving section, associated with the plurality of initiating communication devices, receives carriers from the responding communication device, in response to the transmitted carriers. A selecting device selects an appropriate communication device from the plurality of communication devices, in accordance with the responding communication device, in order to establish a communication channel.
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