IP Library Granted Patent US 6,999,506
Granted Patent B2
US 6,999,506 · App. 10/621,351 · Granted Feb 14, 2006

Activation of multiple xDSL modems with half duplex and full duplex procedures

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Patent No.
US 6,999,506
App. No.
10/621,351
Granted
Feb 14, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

Method for terminating a startup session of a full duplex or half duplex communication to be established between a central terminal and the remote terminal. When predetermined data is transmitted upon reception of an ACK message transmitted by one of the central or remote terminals, a data transmission in the startup session is suspended. If the other one of the central or remote terminals receives the predetermined data and thereafter detects a predetermined period of silence, the startup session is terminated.

Claims (22)

1. A communication method by which a remote terminal terminates a startup session of a full duplex communication to be established between a central terminal and the remote terminal, comprising:

transmitting certain data when the remote terminal completes a transmission of a mode select message, an acknowledge (ACK) message being transmitted by the central terminal upon reception of the mode select message transmitted by the remote terminal;

receiving the ACK message transmitted by the central terminal; and

transmitting predetermined data upon reception of the ACK message transmitted by the central terminal, wherein the data transmission in the startup session is terminated when the central terminal at least receives the predetermined data transmitted by the remote terminal and detects a predetermined period of silence transmission, the certain data transmitted by the remote terminal comprising a hex “7E” character, wherein the remote terminal transmits the predetermined data within a predetermined period after the ACK message, transmitted by the central terminal, is received.

2. The communication method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined period is less than approximately 500 ms.

3. The communication method of claim 2 , wherein the predetermined period comprises approximately 100 ms.

4. A communication method by which a remote terminal terminates a startup session of a full duplex communication to be established between a central terminal and the remote terminal, comprising:

transmitting certain data when the remote terminal completes a transmission of a mode select message, an acknowledge (ACK) message being transmitted by the central terminal upon reception of the mode select message transmitted by the remote terminal;

receiving the ACK message transmitted by the central terminal; and

transmitting predetermined data upon reception of the ACK message transmitted by the central terminal, wherein the data transmission in the startup session is terminated when the central terminal detects a predetermined period of silence transmission, the certain data, transmitted by the remote terminal, comprising a hex “7E” character, wherein the data transmission in the startup session is terminated when the central terminal detects the predetermined period of silence transmission after the ACK message was transmitted.

5. The communication method of claim 4 , wherein the predetermined period of silence transmission comprises approximately 100 ms.

6. A communication method by which a central terminal terminates a startup session of a full duplex communication to be established between the central terminal and a remote terminal, comprising:

transmitting certain data when the central terminal completes a transmission of a mode select message, an acknowledge (ACK) message being transmitted by the remote terminal upon reception of the mode select message transmitted by the central terminal;

receiving the ACK message transmitted by the remote terminal; and

transmitting predetermined data upon reception of the ACK message transmitted by the remote terminal, wherein the data transmission in the startup session is terminated when the remote terminal at least receives the predetermined data transmitted by the central terminal and detects a predetermined period of silence transmission, the certain data, transmitted by the central terminal, comprising a hex “7E” character, wherein the central terminal transmits the predetermined data within a predetermined period after the ACK message, transmitted by the remote terminal, is received.

7. The communication method of claim 6 , wherein the predetermined period is less than approximately 500 ms.

8. The communication method of claim 7 , wherein the predetermined period comprises approximately 100 ms.

9. A communication method by which a central terminal terminates a startup session of a full duplex communication to be established between the central terminal and a remote terminal, comprising;

transmitting certain data when the central terminal completes a transmission of a mode select message, an acknowledge (ACK) message being transmitted by the remote terminal upon reception of the mode select message transmitted by the central terminal;

receiving the ACK message transmitted by the remote terminal; and

transmitting predetermined data upon reception of the ACK message transmitted by the remote terminal, wherein the data transmission in the startup session is terminated when the remote terminal detects a predetermined period of silence transmission, the certain data, transmitted by the central terminal, comprising a hex “7E” character, wherein the data transmission in the startup session is terminated when the remote terminal detects the predetermined period of silence transmission after the ACK message was transmitted.

10. The communication method of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined period of silence transmission comprises approximately 100 ms.

Assignments (10)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 17, 2014
From: PANASONIC SYSTEM NETWORKS CO., LTD
To: SISVEL INTERNATIONAL S.A.
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TO CORRECT THE NAME OF THE ASSIGNOR PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 032549 FRAME 0985. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER. Recorded Apr 4, 2014
From: PANASONIC SYSTEM NETWORKS CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC SYSTEM SOLUTIONS JAPAN CO., LTD.
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TO CORRECT THE NAME OF THE ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 032549 FRAME 0943. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Apr 4, 2014
From: PANASONIC COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC SYSTEM NETWORKS CO., LTD.
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TO CORRECT THE NAME OF ASSIGNEE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 032550 FRAME 0700. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Apr 4, 2014
From: PANASONIC SYSTEM SOLUTIONS JAPAN CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC SYSTEM NETWORKS CO., LTD.
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 28, 2014
From: PANASONIC SYSTEM SOLUTIONS JAPAN CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC SYSTEMS NETWORKS CO., LTD.
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 28, 2014
From: PANASONIC COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC SYSTEMS NETWORKS CO., LTD.
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MERGER Recorded Mar 28, 2014
From: PANASONIC SYSTEMS NETWORKS CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC SYSTEM SOLUTIONS JAPAN CO., LTD.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2013
From: PALM, STEPHEN
To: MATSUSHITA GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 030709/0369 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 28, 2013
From: PANASONIC COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC SYSTEM NETWORKS CO., LTD.
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MERGER Recorded Jun 28, 2013
From: MATSUSHITA GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
To: PANASONIC COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD.
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