# US 10,122,410 B2 · Channel transmission characteristic obtaining method and apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,122,410 B2 - Document ID: US10122410B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/471,955 - Filed: 2017-03-28 - Published: 2017-07-13 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2014-09-28 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Xiaolong Zhang; Jie Lv - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10122410B2 ## CPC - H04B 3/48: Testing attenuation (H04B3/466 takes precedence) - H04B 3/06: by the transmitted signal - H04H 20/12: Arrangements for observation, testing or troubleshooting - H04L 25/0212: {of impulse response} - H04L 25/022: {of frequency response} - H04L 25/0224: {using sounding signals} - H04N 21/6118: {involving cable transmission, e.g. using a cable modem} - H04N 21/6168: {involving cable transmission, e.g. using a cable modem} - H04N 7/17309: {Transmission or handling of upstream communications} - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04H: BROADCAST COMMUNICATION (multiplex communication H04J; pictorial communication aspects of broadcast systems H04N) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A channel transmission characteristic obtaining method and apparatus, where the method includes obtaining transmission characteristic curves of at least two channels in a cable modem in a channel scanning manner, where the at least two channels form one contiguous frequency band, and frequencies corresponding to the transmission characteristic curves of the at least two channels include frequency values on a same order of magnitude, and amplitude values on a same order of magnitude, translating the transmission characteristic curves of the channels in an amplitude direction, to make amplitudes corresponding to same frequencies on all transmission characteristic curves overlapped in order to form one continuous curve, and setting the continuous curve as a transmission characteristic curve of the contiguous frequency band. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A channel transmission characteristic obtaining method, comprising: obtaining a plurality of transmission characteristic curves of a plurality of channels in a cable modem in a channel scanning manner, one transmission characteristic curve reflecting amplitudes of one channel at all frequencies, the channels forming one contiguous frequency band, and frequencies corresponding to the transmission characteristic curves of the channels comprising frequency values on a same order of magnitude and amplitude values on a same order of magnitude; translating the transmission characteristic curves of the channels in an amplitude direction to make amplitudes corresponding to same frequencies on all transmission characteristic curves overlapped to form one continuous curve; and setting the continuous curve as a transmission characteristic curve of the contiguous frequency band. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein translating the transmission characteristic curves of the channels to form one continuous curve comprises: calculating a difference between amplitudes corresponding to a same frequency on transmission characteristic curves of two adjacent channels; setting the difference as a first distance MovedV; fixing a transmission characteristic curve of one of the adjacent channels; and translating a transmission characteristic curve of the other of the adjacent channels in the amplitude direction by the first distance MovedV to make the amplitudes corresponding to the same frequency on the transmission characteristic curves of the adjacent channels overlapped to form a transmission characteristic curve corresponding to a frequency band comprising the adjacent channels. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein fixing the transmission characteristic curve of one of the adjacent channels comprises fixing a transmission characteristic curve of a channel comprising a smaller frequency in the adjacent channels. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein there is a plurality of same frequencies on the transmission characteristic curves of the adjacent channels, and calculating the difference between amplitudes corresponding to the same frequency on the transmission characteristic curves of the adjacent channels, and setting the difference as the first distance MovedV comprises: calculating a plurality of differences between amplitudes corresponding to the same frequencies on the transmission characteristic curves of the adjacent channels; calculating an average value of the differences between the amplitudes corresponding to the same frequencies; and setting the average value as the first distance MovedV. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the transmission characteristic curves of the channels in the cable modem comprises: collecting pre-equalization coefficients of the channels in the cable modem; and obtaining the transmission characteristic curves of the channels according to the pre-equalization coefficients of the channels. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: collecting transmit power of the cable modem and receive power of a cable modem termination system corresponding to each of the channels; obtaining line attenuation power according to the transmit power and the receive power corresponding to each of the channels; and shifting upward the transmission characteristic curve of the contiguous frequency band in the amplitude direction by a value of the line attenuation power to obtain an absolute value of a transmission characteristic of the contiguous frequency band. ### Claim 7 A channel transmission characteristic obtaining apparatus, comprising: a receiver configured to obtain a plurality of transmission characteristic curves of a plurality of channels in a cable modem in a channel scanning manner, one transmission characteristic curve reflecting amplitudes of one channel at all frequencies, the channels forming one contiguous frequency band, and frequencies corresponding to the transmission characteristic curves of the channels comprising frequency values on a same order of magnitude and amplitude values on a same order of magnitude; and a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to: translate the transmission characteristic curves of the channels in an amplitude direction to make amplitudes corresponding to same frequencies on all transmission characteristic curves overlapped in order to form one continuous curve; and set the continuous curve as a transmission characteristic curve of the contiguous frequency band. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to: calculate a difference between amplitudes corresponding to a same frequency on transmission characteristic curves of two adjacent channels; set the difference as a first distance MovedV; fix a transmission characteristic curve of one of the adjacent channels; and translate a transmission characteristic curve of the other of the adjacent channels in the amplitude direction by the first distance MovedV to make the amplitudes corresponding to the same frequency on the transmission characteristic curves of the adjacent channels overlapped to form a transmission characteristic curve corresponding to a frequency band comprising the adjacent channels. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to fix a transmission characteristic curve of a channel comprising a smaller frequency in the adjacent channels. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein there is a plurality of same frequencies on the transmission characteristic curves of the adjacent channels, and the processor is further configured to: calculate a plurality of differences between amplitudes corresponding to the same frequencies on the transmission characteristic curves of the adjacent channels; calculate an average value of the differences between the amplitudes corresponding to the same frequencies; and set the average value as the first distance MovedV. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the receiver is further configured to: collect pre-equalization coefficients of the channels in the cable modem; and obtain the transmission characteristic curves of the channels according to the pre-equalization coefficients of the channels. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the receiver is further configured to collect transmit power of the cable modem and receive power of a cable modem termination system corresponding to each of the channels, and the processor is further configured to: obtain line attenuation power according to the transmit power and the receive power corresponding to each of the channels; and shift upward the transmission characteristic curve of the contiguous frequency band in the amplitude direction by a value of the line attenuation power, to obtain an absolute value of a transmission characteristic of the contiguous frequency band. ### Claim 13 A server, comprising: an interface circuit configured to obtain a plurality of transmission characteristic curves of a plurality of channels in a cable modem in a channel scanning manner, one transmission characteristic curve reflecting amplitudes of one channel at all frequencies, the channels forming one contiguous frequency band, and frequencies corresponding to the transmission characteristic curves of the channels comprising frequency values on a same order of magnitude and amplitude values on a same order of magnitude; and a processor coupled to the interface circuit and configured to: translate the transmission characteristic curves of the channels in an amplitude direction to make amplitudes corresponding to same frequencies on all transmission characteristic curves overlapped to form one continuous curve; and set the continuous curve as a transmission characteristic curve of the contiguous frequency band. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The server of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to: calculate a difference between amplitudes corresponding to a same frequency on transmission characteristic curves of two adjacent channels; set the difference as a first distance MovedV; fix a transmission characteristic curve of one of the adjacent channels; and translate a transmission characteristic curve of the other of the adjacent channels in the amplitude direction by the first distance MovedV to make the amplitudes corresponding to the same frequency on the transmission characteristic curves of the adjacent channels overlapped to form a transmission characteristic curve corresponding to a frequency band comprising the adjacent channels. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The server of claim 14, wherein there is a plurality of same frequencies on the transmission characteristic curves of the adjacent channels, and the processor is further configured to: calculate a plurality of differences between amplitudes corresponding to the same frequencies on the transmission characteristic curves of the adjacent channels; calculate an average value of the differences between the amplitudes corresponding to the same frequencies; and set the average value as the first distance MovedV. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The server of claim 13, wherein the processor being configured to obtain the transmission characteristic curves of the channels in the cable modem comprises the processor being configured to: collect pre-equalization coefficients of the channels in the cable modem; and obtain the transmission characteristic curves of the channels according to the pre-equalization coefficients of the channels. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The server of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to: collect transmit power of the cable modem and receive power of a cable modem termination system corresponding to each of the channels; obtain line attenuation power according to the transmit power and the receive power corresponding to each of the channels; and shift upward the transmission characteristic curve of the contiguous frequency band in the amplitude direction by a value of the line attenuation power to obtain an absolute value of a transmission characteristic of the contiguous frequency band. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The server of claim 14, wherein fixing the transmission characteristic curve of one of the adjacent channels comprises fixing a transmission characteristic curve of a channel comprising a smaller frequency in the adjacent channels. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The server of claim 14, wherein the transmission characteristic curves corresponding to all channels form the one continuous curve. ### Claim 20 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the transmission characteristic curves corresponding to all channels form the one continuous curve.