Method for establishing and adapting communication link parameters in XDSL transmission systems

• US 6,700,927 B1
• Filed: 03/09/2000
• Issued: 03/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Next Level Communications, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Esliger, Jamie, Say, Sabit
• Primary Examiner(s): Phu, Phoung
• Application Number:
  US09/521,914
• Time in Patent Office: 1,454 Days
• Field of Search: 375/219, 375/220, 375/222, 375/225
• US Class Current: 375/222
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0003 by switching between different modulation schemes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2025/03414 Multicarrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/03057 with a recursive structure H04L25/03031 takes precedence

Abstract

A method is disclosed for establishing and adapting communication link parameters in xDSL transmission systems. The method determines a frequency allocation scheme that makes the delivery of both xDSL services and traditional telecommunications services possible, and uses information about service bit-rate requirements and the deployment characteristics of a given local loop to select an optimal combination of symbol rate and transmission modulation density that is capable of delivering desired xDSL services. The method includes the steps of establishing communication between xDSL termination units, and determining a maximum transmission modulation density that can be used for a plurality of predetermined symbol rates. One method of performing these steps is a symbol rate stepping method in which communication is initiated at a fraction of the final symbol rate, and the symbol rate is iteratively stepped up until the final symbol rate is reached.

Claims

1. In a digital subscriber loop system comprised of a line-side xDSL termination unit (LS-XTU) and a subscriber-side xDSL termination unit (SS-XTU) connected via a transmission facility, wherein the SS-XTU is comprised of an equalizer, a symbol rate stepping method of establishing communication between the LS-XTU and the SS-XTU at a desired symbol rate, comprising the steps of:

a) setting an initial symbol rate equal to a first fraction of the desired symbol rate;

b) setting a symbol rate increment equal to a second fraction of the desired symbol rate;

c) initially setting a variable communication symbol rate equal to the initial symbol rate;

d) transmitting a signal from the LS-XTU to the SS-XTU at the variable communication symbol rate;

e) acquiring the signal transmitted at the variable communication symbol rate at the SS-XTU by determining a tentative equalizer solution for the signal transmitted at the variable communication symbol rate;

f) increasing the variable communication symbol rate by the symbol rate increment;

g) transmitting a signal from the LS-XTU to the SS-XTU at the variable communication symbol rate;

h) acquiring the signal transmitted at the variable communication symbol rate at the SS-XTU by using the previously determined tentative equalizer solution to determine a new tentative equalizer solution for the signal transmitted at the variable communication symbol rate; and

i) repeating steps (f)-(h) until the variable communication symbol rate is equal to the desired symbol rate.

3. The symbol rate stepping method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the initial symbol rate is set to ¼

of the desired symbol rate.

4. The symbol rate stepping method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the symbol rate increment is set to ⅛

of the desired symbol rate.

5. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the SS-XTU is an apparatus used to simulate an actual termination unit at a subscriber premises and to verify the line performance of the transmission facility.

2. In a digital subscriber loop system comprised of a line-side xDSL termination unit (LS-XTU) and a subscriber-side xDSL termination unit (SS-XTU) connected via a transmission facility, wherein the LS-XTU is comprised of an equalizer, a symbol rate stepping method of establishing communication between the SS-XTU and the LS-XTU at a desired symbol rate, comprising the steps of:

a) setting an initial symbol rate equal to a first fraction of the desired symbol rate;

b) setting a symbol rate increment equal to a second fraction of the desired symbol rate;

c) initially setting a variable communication symbol rate equal to the initial symbol rate;

d) transmitting a signal from the SS-XTU to the LS-XTU at the variable communication symbol rate;

e) acquiring the signal transmitted at the variable communication symbol rate at the LS-XTU by determining a tentative equalizer solution for the signal transmitted at the variable communication symbol rate;

f) increasing the variable communication symbol rate by the symbol rate increment;

g) transmitting a signal from the SS-XTU to the LS-XTU at the variable communication symbol rate;

h) acquiring the signal transmitted at the variable communication symbol rate at the LS-XTU by using the previously determined tentative equalizer solution to determine a new tentative equalizer solution for the signal transmitted at the variable communication symbol rate; and

i) repeating steps (f)-(h) until the variable communication symbol rate is equal to the desired symbol rate.