ADAPTIVE MARGIN AND BAND CONTROL
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a first Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) system, the method comprising:
- collecting operational data pertaining to the first DSL system from a customer premises (CPE), wherein the first DSL system is configured to operate with a first profile;
selecting a second profile which is one of a plurality of allowed profiles based on the collected operational data;
determining whether the first DSL system is capable of operating with the second profile based on the collected operational data and one or more transition rules, wherein the second profile is an available profile for transition from the first profile; and
instructing the first DSL system to operate with the second profile when the first DSL system is capable of operating with the second profile based on the collected operational data and the one or more transition rules.
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Abstract
Configuration or otherwise controlling parameters of a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) system related to power, band usage and margin is based on collected operational data. Operational data are collected from at least one DSL system operating under a known configuration and/or a profile. A target profile is selected based on binder-level information. The collected operational data is analyzed and conditions for changing the DSL system configuration to the target profile are evaluated, including any applicable transition rules pertaining to changing profiles. If the conditions hold, then the DSL system is instructed to operate with the target profile. Binder-level information can include deployment point information, topology information, and/or crosstalk coupling information. The controlled parameters may have values that are chosen using one or more spectrum balancing methods. Such spectrum balancing methods may be executed infrequently, and may make use of all binder-level information that is available.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a first Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) system, the method comprising:
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collecting operational data pertaining to the first DSL system from a customer premises (CPE), wherein the first DSL system is configured to operate with a first profile; selecting a second profile which is one of a plurality of allowed profiles based on the collected operational data; determining whether the first DSL system is capable of operating with the second profile based on the collected operational data and one or more transition rules, wherein the second profile is an available profile for transition from the first profile; and instructing the first DSL system to operate with the second profile when the first DSL system is capable of operating with the second profile based on the collected operational data and the one or more transition rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising:
a machine readable storage medium and program instructions contained in the machine readable storage medium, the program instructions specifying a method for configuring a first Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) system, the method comprising; collecting operational data pertaining to the first DSL system from a customer premises (CPE), wherein the first DSL system is configured to operate with a first profile; selecting a second profile which is one of a plurality of allowed profiles based on the collected operational data; determining whether the first DSL system is capable of operating with the second profile based on the collected operational data and one or more transition rules, wherein the second profile is an available profile for transition from the first profile; and instructing the first DSL system to operate with the second profile when the first DSL system is capable of operating with the second profile based on the collected operational data and the one or more transition rules. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A controller comprising:
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a data collection unit to collect operational data pertaining to a first Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) system from a customer premises (CPE), wherein the first DSL system is configured to operate with a first profile; a data analysis unit to; select a second profile which is one of a plurality of allowed profiles based on the collected operational data; and determine whether the first DSL system is capable of operating with the second profile based on the collected operational data and one or more transition rules, wherein the second profile is an available profile for transition from the first profile; and a control signal generator to instruct the first DSL system to operate with the second profile when the first DSL system is capable of operating with the second profile based on the collected operational data and the one or more transition rules. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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