Methods systems, and apparatuses for implementing upstream power control for dsl

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor in a management device, the instructions cause the management device to perform operations comprising:

• dividing a plurality of DSL lines into a first group of DSL lines and a second group of DSL lines based on characteristics common to each of the DSL lines within the respective first and second groups, the first group of DSL lines being associated with a first subscription tier and the second group of DSL lines being associated with a second subscription tier;
• determining attainable upstream data rates for the first and second groups of DSL lines according to the characteristics of each group;
• selecting upstream power control parameters to apply to each of the first and second groups of DSL lines based on the attainable upstream data rates determined;
• and
• instructing the DSL lines of the first and second groups to adopt the selected upstream power control parameters.

A system comprising:

• an interface to a communications system, the communications system comprises a plurality of DSL lines;
• a line analysis module to divide the plurality of DSL lines into a first group of DSL lines and a second group of DSL lines based on characteristics common to each of the DSL lines within the respective first and second groups, the first group of DSL lines being associated with a first service type and the second group of DSL lines being associated with a second service type;
• a performance estimation module to determine attainable upstream data rates for the first and second groups of DSL lines according to the characteristics of each group;
• a non-transitory computer-readable memory communicatively coupled to the performance estimation module for storing the upstream power control parameters;
• a selection module to select upstream power control parameters to apply to each of the first and second groups of DSL lines based on the attainable upstream data rates determined;
• and
• a configuration module to instruct the DSL lines of the first and second groups to adopt the selected upstream power control parameters.