IP Library Granted Patent US 7,406,052
Granted Patent B2
US 7,406,052 · App. 10/937,292 · Granted Jul 29, 2008

Method for data-signal quality control, a related receiver and a related transmitter

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Patent No.
US 7,406,052
App. No.
10/937,292
Granted
Jul 29, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for data-signal quality control, a related receiver and a related transmitter in an XDSL communications system, where this XDSL communications system comprises a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter is coupled to the receiver over an XDSL line, over which the transmitter sends a data-signal on a plurality of data carriers for carrying this data-signal from the transmitter to the receiver. This receiver analyses a quality of the data-signal received by the receiver and subsequently requests the transmitter, in case this quality of the data-signal is beneath a predefined level to improve the quality of the data-signal, by performing an equal transmit power increase over a plurality of the data-carriers. The transmitter in response to the requesting improves the data-signal by performing an equal transmit power increase over at this plurality of data-carriers.

Claims (15)

1. Method for data-signal quality control in an XDSL communications system, said XDSL communications system comprising a transmitter and a receiver, said transmitter being coupled to said receiver over an XDSL line, said transmitter sending a data-signal on data-carriers for carrying said data-signal from said transmitter to said receiver, said method comprising the following steps:

a. said receiver analyzing a quality of said data-signal received by said receiver, wherein said method further comprises the following steps:

b. said receiver requesting said transmitter, in case said quality of said data-signal is beneath a predefined level to improve said quality of said data-signal, by performing an equal transmit power increase over a plurality of said data-carriers; and

c. said transmitter in response to said requesting improving said data-signal by performing an equal transmit power increase over a plurality of said data-carriers.

2. The method for data-signal quality control in an XDSL communications system according to claim 1 , wherein said predefined level is a level wherebeneath a maximum error rate in the data transmission is not guaranteed.

3. The method for data-signal quality control in an XDSL communications system according to claim 1 , wherein said data-carriers include a plurality of data-carriers.

4. The method for data-signal quality control in an XDSL communications system according to claim 3 , wherein said plurality of data-carriers include data-carriers according to an XDSL standard.

5. Receiver for use in an XDSL communications system, said XDSL communications system comprising a transmitter and said receiver, wherein said receiver receives a data-signal on data-carriers for carrying said data-signal transmitted by said transmitter, said receiver comprising the following parts:

a. a signal analysis part (SAP), which analyzes a quality of said received data-signal transmitted by said transmitter;

b. a Request Establishing part (REP), coupled with an input to an output of said signal analysis part (SAP) and which formulates a request for said transmitter to improve said quality of said data-signal in case said quality of said data-signal is beneath a predefined level; and

c. a Request transmitting part (RTP), coupled with an input to an output of said Request Establishing part (REP) and which forwards said request towards said transmitter wherein said Request Establishing part (REP) of said receiver formulates said request to improve said quality of said data-signal by performing an equal transmit power increase over a plurality of said data-carriers.

6. Transmitter for use in an XDSL communications system, said XDSL communications system comprising said transmitter and a receiver, said transmitter sending a data-signal on data-carriers for carrying said data-signal from said transmitter to said receiver, said transmitter comprising the following parts:

a. a request reception part (RRP), which receives from said receiver (DRE) a request to improve a quality of said data-signal,

b. a request interpreting part (RIP), coupled with an input to an output of said request reception part (RRP) and which interprets said request to improve said quality of said data-signal; and, a transmit power increasing part (TPIP), coupled with an input to an output of said request interpreting part (RIP) and which performs an equal transmit power increase over a plurality of said data-carriers in response to said request to improve said quality of said data-signal.

7. Transmitter according to claim 6 , wherein said transmitter flirt her comprises a bit swap performing part (SPP), coupled with an input to an output of said request interpreting part (RIP) and which performs a bit swap on data-carriers for transporting a data-signal from said transmitter to said receiver after said transmit power increase over said plurality of said data-carriers.

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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 6, 2024
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2021
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2017
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From: SUCIU, RADU; VAN DEN BOGAERT, ETIENNE ANDRE HUBERT; VAN ELSEN, JEROEN CELINA KAREL; VERLINDEN, JAN SYLVIA
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