Method and multi-carrier transceiver with stored application profiles for supporting multiple applications
First Claim
1. In a multicarrier modulation system including two transceivers in communication with each other over a communication channel, a method for supporting a plurality of applications comprising:
- defining a plurality of application profiles, each application profile corresponding to a unique set of one or more applications and specifying at least one transmission parameter for each application in that unique application set for transmitting information associated with that application over the communication channel;
storing the plurality of application profiles at one of the transceivers;
transmitting information according to a first stored application profile that corresponds to a set of currently active applications;
selecting, in response to a change in the set of currently active applications, a second stored application profile that corresponds to the one or more applications in the changed set of currently active applications; and
transitioning to transmitting information according to the second stored application profile, without interrupting communication between the transceivers in order to retrain the transceivers.
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Abstract
A digital subscriber line system includes two transceivers in communication over a communication channel using multicarrier modulation. Application profiles are defined for characterizing transmission of information over the communication channel. Each application profile is a parameter set that is associated with a unique set of one or more applications that may become active between the transceivers and specifies the transmission requirements for such applications. Each transceiver stores the application profiles and transmits information over the communication channel according to the one of the stored application profiles. When a change in a number of applications active between the transceivers occurs, a second one of the application profiles is retrieved. The transceivers then transition to transmitting information over the communication channel according to the second application profile. The transitioning can occur without interrupting communication between the transceivers in order to retrain the transceivers. One of the transceivers transmits a message the other transceiver that specifies the second application profile and requests a transition to that second application profile.
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26 Claims
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1. In a multicarrier modulation system including two transceivers in communication with each other over a communication channel, a method for supporting a plurality of applications comprising:
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defining a plurality of application profiles, each application profile corresponding to a unique set of one or more applications and specifying at least one transmission parameter for each application in that unique application set for transmitting information associated with that application over the communication channel;
storing the plurality of application profiles at one of the transceivers;
transmitting information according to a first stored application profile that corresponds to a set of currently active applications;
selecting, in response to a change in the set of currently active applications, a second stored application profile that corresponds to the one or more applications in the changed set of currently active applications; and
transitioning to transmitting information according to the second stored application profile, without interrupting communication between the transceivers in order to retrain the transceivers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a multicarrier modulation system including transceivers in communication with each other over a communication channel, a method for supporting multiple applications that are active between the transceivers, the method comprising:
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developing a plurality of application profiles for characterizing transmission of information over the communication channel;
associating each application profile with a unique set of one or more applications that may become active between the transceivers;
storing the application profiles at the transceivers;
transmitting information over the communication channel according to a first stored application profile that corresponds to a set of currently active applications;
retrieving, in response to a change in the set of currently active applications that are active between the transceivers, a second one of the application profiles that corresponds to the changed set of currently active applications; and
transitioning to transmitting information over the communication channel according to the second application profile. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. In a multicarrier modulation system including transceivers in communication with each other over a communication channel, a method for supporting a plurality of applications comprising:
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defining a plurality of application profiles, each application profile corresponding to a unique set of one or more applications and specifying at least one transmission parameter for each application in that unique application set for transmitting information associated with that application over the communication channel; and
storing the plurality of application profiles at one of the transceivers.
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21. In a multicarrier modulation system including a transceiver communicating over a communication channel, a method for supporting a plurality of applications comprising:
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defining a plurality of application profiles, each application profile corresponding to a unique set of one or more applications and specifying at least one transmission parameter for each application in that unique application set for transmitting information associated with that application over the communication channel;
storing the plurality of application profiles at the transceiver;
transmitting information according to a first stored application profile that corresponds to a set of currently active applications;
selecting, in response to a change in the set of currently active applications, a second stored application profile that corresponds to the changed set of currently active applications; and
transitioning to transmitting information according to the second stored application profile without having to retrain the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. In a multicarrier modulation system including a transceiver communicating over a communication channel, a method for supporting a plurality of applications comprising:
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defining a plurality of application profiles, each application profile corresponding to a unique set of one or more applications and specifying at least one reception parameter for each application in that unique application set for receiving information associated with that application over the communication channel;
storing the plurality of application profiles at the transceiver;
receiving information according to a first stored application profile that corresponds to a set of currently active applications;
selecting, in response to a change in the set of currently active applications, a second stored application profile that corresponds to the changed set of currently active applications; and
transitioning to transmitting information according to the second stored application profile without having to retrain the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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