Method of selecting a profile of a broadband communication line
AssigneeSBC Knowledge Ventures, L.P.
InventorsXidong Wu, Ganesh Krishnamuthi, Kapil Shrikhande, Raghvendra Savoor
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Abstract
The application discloses a system and a method of selecting a profile of a digital subscriber line. In a particular embodiment, the method includes setting a threshold for voice quality and determining a number of acceptable code violations that can occur without compromising the voice quality of the digital subscriber line. When the actual number of code violations exceeds the determined number of code violations an alternate profile is selected for the DSL line.
Claims22
A method of selecting an operational profile for a broadband link, the method comprising:
- determining a number of code violations resulting from voice UDP packet transmissions communicated via the broadband link during a first period of time;
- comparing the number of code violations against a threshold value;
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- selecting a different operational profile for the broadband link if the number of code violations exceed the threshold value.
A system for improving communication quality comprising:
- at least one digital subscriber line configurable between a first profile and a second profile;
- a code violation detector coupleable to the at least one digital subscriber line and configured to track code violations occurring on the at least one digital subscriber line;
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- a digital subscriber line profiler responsive to the code violation detector and operable to output a reconfigure signal indicating that the at least one digital subscriber line is to be reconfigured from the first profile to the second profile.
A method of automatically selecting profiles of digital subscriber lines, the method comprising:
- selecting a broadband line having a first operational profile from a plurality of broadband lines;
- determining an acceptable voice quality value for the selected broadband line;
- relating a code violation threshold value to the determined acceptable voice quality;
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- monitoring code violations as an indicator of voice quality provided to a subscriber.
A digital subscriber line control system comprising:
- a controller including memory and a processor;
- a code violation measurement unit responsive to digital subscriber lines, the code violation measurement unit to provide code violation data associated with each of the digital subscriber lines;
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- a profile database to store a plurality of profiles including a first profile and a second profile;
- a terminal device responsive to the controller, the terminal device configured to display a graphical report, the graphical report including a first profile curve illustrating voice quality with respect to code violation data for the first profile and a second profile curve illustrating voice quality with respect to code violation data for the second profile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.