MULTICARRIER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WITH LOW POWER SLEEP MODE AND RAPID-ON CAPABILITY

• US 20150326404A1
• Filed: 07/13/2015
• Published: 11/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TQ Delta LLC (Techquity Capital Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: TQ Delta LLC (Techquity Capital Management, LLC)
• Inventors: Greszczuk, John A., Gross, Richard W., Padir, Halil, Tzannes, Michael A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,521,003 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/40 Circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/12 Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/40006 Architecture of a communication node current supply arrangements H04L12/10; intermediate storage or scheduling H04L49/90
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/40169 Flexible bus arrangements arrangements for maintenance or administration involving management of faults; events, alarms H04L41/06; automatic restoration of network faults H04L41/0654
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2601 Multicarrier modulation systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/06 Simultaneous speech and data transmission, e.g. telegraphic transmission over the same conductors
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0235 where the received signal is a power saving command
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0241 where no transmission is received, e.g. out of range of the transmitter
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A multicarrier transceiver is provided with a sleep mode in which it idles with reduced power consumption when it is not needed to transmit or receive data. The full transmission and reception capabilities of the transceiver are quickly restored when needed, without requiring the full (and time-consuming) initialization commonly needed to restore such transceivers to operation after inactivity.

Claims

1-17. -17. (canceled)

18. A multicarrier transceiver operable to:

transmit or receive a message to enter a low power mode; and

enter the low power mode, wherein a transmitter portion of the transceiver is operable to not transmit data during the low power mode and a receiver portion of the transceiver is operable to receive data during the low power mode, wherein the transceiver is a device that is operable to transmit or receive internet and video data.

19. The transceiver of claim 18, further operable to receive a signal for synchronization during the low power mode.

20. A multicarrier transceiver operable to:

transmit or receive a message to enter a low power mode;

enter the low power mode, wherein a transmitter portion of the transceiver is operable to transmit data during the low power mode and a receiver portion of the transceiver is operable to receive data during the low power mode; and

store, during the low power mode, at least one parameter associated with a full power mode.

21. The transceiver of claim 20, further operable to receive a signal for synchronization during the low power mode.

22. A multicarrier transceiver operable to:

transmit or receive a message to enter a low power mode; and

enter the low power mode, wherein a receiver portion of the transceiver is operable to not receive data during the low power mode and a transmitter portion of the transceiver is operable to transmit data during the low power mode, wherein the transceiver is a device that is operable to transmit or receive internet and video data.

23. The transceiver of claim 22, further operable to receive a signal for synchronization during the low power mode.

24. A multicarrier transceiver operable to:

transmit or receive a message to enter a low power mode;

enter the low power mode, wherein a receiver portion of the transceiver is operable to not receive data during the low power mode and a transmitter portion of the transceiver is operable to transmit data during the low power mode; and

store, during the low power mode, at least one parameter associated with a full power mode.

25. The transceiver of claim 24, further operable to receive a signal for synchronization during the low power mode.

26. A method, in a multicarrier transceiver, comprising:

transmitting or receiving, during a full power mode, a multicarrier signal that comprises a cyclic prefix;

transmitting or receiving a message to enter a low power mode; and

entering the low power mode, wherein a transmitter portion of the transceiver does not transmit data during the low power mode and a receiver portion of the transceiver receives data during the low power mode.

27. The method of claim 26, further comprising receiving a signal for synchronization during the low power mode.

28. A multicarrier transceiver operable to:

transmit or receive, during a full power mode, a multicarrier signal that comprises a cyclic prefix;

transmit or receive a message to enter a low power mode; and

enter the low power mode, wherein a transmitter portion of the transceiver is operable to not transmit data during the low power mode and a receiver portion of the transceiver is operable to receive data during the low power mode.

29. The transceiver of claim 28, further operable to receive a signal for synchronization during the low power mode.

30. A method, in a multicarrier transceiver, comprising:

transmitting or receiving, during a full power mode, a multicarrier signal that comprises a cyclic prefix;

transmitting or receiving a message to enter a low power mode; and

entering the low power mode, wherein a receiver portion of the transceiver does not receive data during the low power mode and a transmitter portion of the transceiver transmits data during the low power mode.

31. The method of claim 30, further comprising receiving a signal for synchronization during the low power mode.

32. A multicarrier transceiver operable to:

transmit or receive, during a full power mode, a multicarrier signal that comprises a cyclic prefix;

transmit or receive a message to enter a low power mode; and

enter the low power mode, wherein a receiver portion of the transceiver is operable to not receive data during the low power mode and a transmitter portion of the transceiver is operable to transmit data during the low power mode.

33. The transceiver of claim 32, further operable to receive a signal for synchronization during the low power mode.