DSL system
AssigneeAdaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment, Inc.
InventorsJohn M. Cioffi, Wonjong Rhee, George Ginis, Mark H. Brady, Peter J. Silverman
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises at least one vectoring engine and a cross-connect coupled to the vectoring engine. The cross-connect is to couple with each of a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE) devices via a respective DSL loop. An interface is to receive instructions for the cross-connect to couple the vectoring engine to a nonoverlapping subset of the CPE devices via the respective DSL loops. The interface is further to receive instructions for the vectoring engine to apply vectoring to the DSL loop via which to couple one of the CPE devices to the cross-connect.
Claims23
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one vectoring engine;
- a cross-connect coupled to the at least one vectoring engine, the cross-connect to couple with each of a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE) devices via a respective a digital subscriber line (DSL) loop;
- an interface to receive instructions from a source external to the apparatus for the cross-connect to couple the at least one vectoring engine to a nonoverlapping subset of the CPE devices via the respective DSL loops and receive instructions for the at least one vectoring engine to apply vectoring to the DSL loop via which one of the CPE devices is to couple to the cross-connect;
- the cross-connect to further couple with a new DSL loop;
- the apparatus to obtain operational data relating to the new DSL loop;
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- the apparatus to further receive instructions via the interface for the cross-connect to couple the vectoring engine to the respective CPE device via the new DSL loop responsive to the operational data.
A method for managing an apparatus including a vectoring engine, a cross-connect coupled to the vectoring engine and to each of a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE) devices via a respective DSL loop, and an interface, the method comprising:
- receiving instructions via the interface for the cross-connect to couple the vectoring engine to a subset of the CPE devices via the respective DSL loops;
- receiving instructions for the vectoring engine to apply vectoring to the DSL loop via which one of the CPE devices is coupled to the cross-connect
- coupling a new DSL loop to the cross-connect;
- obtaining operational data relating to the new DSL loop;
- receiving instructions via the interface for the cross-connect to couple the vectoring engine to the respective CPE device via the new DSL loop responsive to the operational data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.