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Method central unit, and modem in a digital subscriber line network

US8295151B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 2007
Grant dateOct 23, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/2601
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, central unit, and modem for reducing crosstalk in a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) system. A virtual line referred to as a ghost line is introduced in the system as a substitution for all of the lines except a first line to induce crosstalk to the first line. The Power Spectral Density (PSD) on the first line is allocated to optimize against the ghost line. A modem on the first line reports to a central Spectrum Management Center (SMC), a measure indicating crosstalk impact from the ghost line. This process is repeated for each line. The SMC calculates updated ghost line parameters for each line, which reflect current crosstalk characteristics between each modem and the remaining modems, and sends the updated parameters to the modems. The modems then reallocate PSDs with respect to the updated ghost line parameters to either maximize the rate or minimize the power on their respective lines.

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