Activation of multiple XDSL modems with implicit channel probe
View Patent ↗A first communication device that is connectable to a second communication device. The first communication device includes a negotiation data transmitter that transmits negotiation data with a first group of frequencies to the second communication device. The first communication device includes a negotiation receiver that receives negotiation data with a second group of frequencies from the second communication device. The first group of frequencies and the second group of frequencies belong to mutually different bands. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
1. A first communication device connectable to a second communication device comprising:
a negotiation data transmitter that simultaneously transmits a plurality of first negotiation data to said second communication device, each negotiation data of said plurality of first negotiation data having identical data with an identical timing, but different carrier frequencies; and
a negotiation data receiver that receives a plurality of second negotiation data from said second communication device each negotiation data of said plurality of second negotiation data having identical data with an identical timing, but different carrier frequencies, wherein said carrier frequencies of said first plurality of negotiation data and said carrier frequencies of said second plurality of negotiation data belong to mutually different bands.
2. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein said second communication device comprises a central communication device.
3. The communication device of claim 2 , wherein said carrier frequencies of said plurality of first negotiation data and said carrier frequencies of said plurality of second negotiation data conform to frequencies employed with ITU-T Recommendation G.992.1 Annex A and ITU-T Recommendation G.992.2 Annex A.
4. The communication device of claim 2 , wherein said carrier frequencies of said plurality of first negotiation data and said carrier frequencies of said plurality of second negotiation data conform to frequencies employed with ITU-T Recommendation G.992.1 Annex C and ITU-T Recommendation G.992.2 Annex C.
5. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein said second communication device comprises a remote communication device.
6. The communication device of claim 5 , wherein said carrier frequencies of said plurality of first negotiation data and said carrier frequencies of said plurality of second negotiation data conform to frequencies employed with ITU-T Recommendation G.992.1 Annex A and ITU-T Recommendation G.992.2 Annex A.
7. The communication device of claim 5 , wherein said carrier frequencies of said plurality of second negotiation data and said carrier frequencies of said plurality of second negotiation data conform to frequencies employed with ITU-T Recommendation G.992.1 Annex C and ITU-T Recommendation G.992.2 Annex C.
8. A method for communicating data between a first communication device and a second communication device, comprising:
simultaneously transmitting a plurality of first negotiation data to a first communication device, each negotiation data of the plurality of first negotiation data having identical data with an identical timing, but different carrier frequencies; and
receiving a plurality of second negotiation data from the first communication device, each negotiation data of the plurality of second negotiation data having identical data with an identical timing, but different carrier frequencies, wherein the carrier frequencies of the plurality of first negotiation data and the carrier frequencies of the plurality of second negotiation data belong to mutually different bands.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first communication device comprises a central communication device.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the carrier frequencies of the plurality of first negotiation data and the carrier frequencies of the plurality of second negotiation data conform to frequencies employed with ITU-T Recommendation G.992.1 Annex A and ITU-T Recommendation G.992.2 Annex A.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the carrier frequencies of the plurality of first negotiation data and the carrier frequencies of the plurality of second negotiation data conform to frequencies employed with ITU-T Recommendation G.992.1 Annex C and ITU-T Recommendation G.992.2 Annex C.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first communication device comprises a remote communication device.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the carrier frequencies of the plurality of first negotiation data and the carrier frequencies of the plurality of second negotiation data conform to frequencies employed with ITU-T Recommendation G.992.1 Annex A and ITU-T Recommendation G.992.2 Annex A.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the carrier frequencies of the plurality of first negotiation data and the carrier frequencies of the plurality of second negotiation data conform to frequencies employed with ITU-T Recommendation G.992.1 Annex C and ITU-T Recommendation G.992.2 Annex C.
15. A method for communicating data, comprising:
establishing a connection between a first communication device at a first location and a second communication device at a second location; and
simultaneously exchanging a plurality of negotiation data between the first communication device and the second communication device, each negotiation data of the plurality of negotiation data having identical data with an identical timing, but different carrier frequencies, wherein first carrier frequencies employed to transmit negotiation data from one of the first communication device and second communication device to an other one of the first communication device and second communication device, and second carrier frequencies employed to transmit negotiation data from the other one of the first communication device and second communication device to the one of the first communication device and second communication device belong to mutually different bands.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first carrier of frequencies and the second carrier frequencies conform to frequencies employed with ITU-T Recommendation G.992.1 Annex A and ITU-T Recommendation G.992.2 Annex A.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first carrier frequencies and the second carrier frequencies conform to frequencies employed with ITU-T Recommendation G.992.1 Annex C and ITU-T Recommendation G.992.2 Annex C.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first communication device comprises a central communication device located at a central location, and the second communication device comprises a remote communication device located at a remote location.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first communication device comprises a remote communication device located at a remote location, and the second communication device comprises a central communication device located at a central location.
20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first communication device comprises a central communication device located at a central location, and the second communication device comprises a remote communication device located at a remote location.
21. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first communication device comprises a remote communication device located at a remote location, and the second communication device comprises a central communication device located at a central location.
22. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first communication device comprises a central communication device located at a central location, and the second communication device comprises a remote communication device located at a remote location.
23. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first communication device comprises a remote communication device located at a remote location, and the second communication device comprises a central communication device located at a central location.