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Asymmetric digital subscriber line modem apparatus and methods therefor

US8149904B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25References

15Claims

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Assignee

Broadcom Corporation · US

Inventors

Gregory H. Efland · Palo Alto, US
Haixiang Liang · San Jose, US
Kevin H. Peterson · San Francisco, US
Yuanjie Chen · Milpitas, US
Alan Corry · Santa Clara, US
Nino P. Ferrario · Sunnyvale, US
Jeff Z. Guan · San Ramon, US
Meera Prahlad · Saratoga, US
Ilya Stomakhin · Cupertino, US
Yongbing Wan · Irvine, US
Larry C. Yamano · Sunnyvale, US
Lin Yin · Fremont, US
Gong-san Yu · Milpitas, US
George A. Papanicolaou · Scarborough, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 24, 2003
Grant date	Apr 3, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 14, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2012/5681
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a system and method for a modem including one or more processing paths. Also included is a number of interconnected modules sequentially arrayed along the one or more paths. Each module is configured to (i) process signals passed along the paths in accordance with the sequence and (ii) implement predetermined functions to perform the processing. Further, each of the modules has a particular degree of functional programmability and the degrees of functional programmability monotonically vary in accordance with the sequence.

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