Method and apparatus for data allocation in an overlap-enabled communication system
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1. In a communication system, a remote terminal comprising:
- a transceiver for communicating with a communication channel; and
a system controller coupled to the transceiver for controlling the transceiver, the transceiver using geographic location of circuits connected to the communication channel to configure data transmission along the communication channel in one of a first mode wherein upstream data transmission and downstream data transmission are sent in substantially non-overlapping frequency domains, and a second mode wherein upstream data transmission and downstream data transmission are sent in substantially overlapping frequency domains, the communication channel communicating data via a plurality of frequency bins wherein the bins are segmented into a plurality of groups, the groups being selectively prioritized so that bins associated with the first mode are utilized before the bins associated with the second mode.
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Abstract
A communication system is dynamically configured to use some or all of the communication channel bandwidth. Regions of the communication channel are prioritized, and bandwidth is allocated in accordance with priorities and requested data rate.
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1. In a communication system, a remote terminal comprising:
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a transceiver for communicating with a communication channel; and a system controller coupled to the transceiver for controlling the transceiver, the transceiver using geographic location of circuits connected to the communication channel to configure data transmission along the communication channel in one of a first mode wherein upstream data transmission and downstream data transmission are sent in substantially non-overlapping frequency domains, and a second mode wherein upstream data transmission and downstream data transmission are sent in substantially overlapping frequency domains, the communication channel communicating data via a plurality of frequency bins wherein the bins are segmented into a plurality of groups, the groups being selectively prioritized so that bins associated with the first mode are utilized before the bins associated with the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a processing unit, the processing unit determining a channel characteristic of a communication channel for communicating data via a plurality of frequency bins wherein the frequency bins are segmented into a plurality of groups, the groups being prioritized between predetermined frequency regions so that frequency bins associated with a first frequency region are used before frequency bins associated with a second frequency region, the channel characteristic being a geographic location of circuits connected to the communication channel; a filter responsive to the processing unit; and a line driver in communication with the communication channel; wherein the filter and the line driver are dynamically configured by the processing unit to communicate over a particular set of frequency regions of the communication channel in response to the channel characteristic determined by the processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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