Calibrating received signal measurements in a digital subscriber line device
View Patent ↗Methods and apparatus for calibrating received signal measurements in a digital subscriber line (DSL) device are disclosed. In an exemplary method, a received signal level is measured for each of one or more subcarriers of a digital subscriber line signal and converted into a corresponding measured power level. A corrected received power level is calculated as a function of the measured power level, a reference input impedance value, a nominal loop impedance value, and a pre-determined input impedance value for the DSL device.
1. A method for calibrating received signal measurements in a communication device, comprising:
measuring a received signal level for each of one or more subcarriers of a transmitted signal;
converting the measured received signal level for each of the one or more subcarriers into a corresponding measured power level;
estimating a terminal-to-terminal impedance value; and
calculating a corrected power level for each of the one or more subcarriers as a function of the measured power level, a reference input impedance level, the estimated terminal-to-terminal impedance value, and a pre-determined input impedance value for the communication device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received signal level is measured during a quiet interval, and wherein the method further comprises transmitting quiet line noise information, based on the corrected power level, to a remote transceiver unit.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received signal level is measured during transmission of a test signal by a remote transceiver unit, and wherein the method further comprises transmitting loop transfer function information, based on the corrected power level, to the remote transceiver unit.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein estimating the terminal-to-terminal impedance value comprises determining a subscriber loop impedance value based on settings for an adjustable echo-cancelling hybrid circuit.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the subscriber loop impedance value is further determined based on filter coefficients for an adaptive echo-cancelling digital filter.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein estimating the terminal-to-terminal impedance value comprises determining a subscriber loop impedance value based on filter coefficients for an adaptive echo-cancelling digital filter.
7. A communication device, comprising:
a receiver circuit;
a measurement circuit configured to measure a received signal level at the receiver circuit for each of one or more subcarriers of a transmitted signal; and
means for converting the measured received signal level for each of the one or more subcarriers into a corresponding measured power level, estimating a terminal-to-terminal impedance value, and calculating a corrected power level for each of the one or more subcarriers as a function of the measured power level, a reference input impedance level, the estimated terminal-to-terminal impedance value, and a pre-determined input impedance value for the communication device.
8. The communication device of claim 7 , further comprising:
a transmitter circuit; and
means for determining quiet line noise information or loop transfer function information, or both, and transmitting the quiet line noise information or loop transfer function information, or both, to a remote transceiver unit, using the transmitter circuit.
9. A communication device, comprising:
a receiver circuit;
a measurement circuit configured to measure a received signal level at the receiver circuit for each of one or more subcarriers of a transmitted signal;
an echo cancellation circuit configured to cancel at least a portion of an echo of the transmitted signal from a received signal; and
a processor circuit configured to
control the measurement circuit;
estimate a terminal-to-terminal impedance value;
convert the measured received signal level for each of the one or more subcarriers into a corresponding measured power level; and
calculate a corrected power level for each of the one or more subcarriers as a function of the measured power level, a reference input impedance level, the estimated terminal-to-terminal impedance value, and a pre-determined input impedance value for the communication device.
10. The communication device of claim 9 , further comprising a transmitter circuit, wherein the processor circuit is further configured to:
control the measurement circuit to measure the received signal level during a quiet interval;
determine quiet line noise information, based on the corrected power level; and
transmit the quiet line noise information to a remote transceiver unit, using the transmitter circuit.
11. The communication device of claim 9 , further comprising a transmitter circuit, wherein the processor circuit is further configured to:
control the measurement circuit to measure the received signal level during transmission of a test signal by a remote transceiver unit;
determine loop transfer function information, based on the corrected power level; and
transmit the loop transfer function information to the remote transceiver unit, using the transmitter circuit.
12. The communication device of claim 9 , further comprising an adjustable echo-cancelling hybrid circuit, wherein the processor circuit is configured to estimate the terminal-to-terminal impedance value based on one or more settings for the adjustable echo-cancelling hybrid circuit.
13. The communication device of claim 12 , further comprising an adaptive echo-cancelling digital filter, wherein the processor circuit is configured to estimate the terminal-to-terminal impedance value based further on filter coefficients for the adaptive echo-cancelling digital filter.
14. The communication device of claim 9 , further comprising an adaptive echo-cancelling digital filter, wherein the processor circuit is configured to estimate the terminal-to-terminal impedance value based on filter coefficients for the adaptive echo-cancelling digital filter.