Method and apparatus for configuring a communication channel
US8438123B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L5/1438
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of configuring a communication channel prior to the transmission of an input signal along the communication channel, the communication channel comprising a plurality of sub-channels, the method comprising determining the strength of the input signal and in accordance with the determined signal strength, selecting a set of the plurality of sub-channels and transmitting said input signal along the set of sub-channels in parallel, wherein each of the sub-channels has a predetermined noise characteristic such that the set of selected sub-channels exhibits a combined noise characteristic in which the standard deviation of the noise is proportional to the signal strength.
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