IP Library Granted Patent US 10,567,037
Granted Patent B2
US 10,567,037 · App. 15/819,511 · Granted Feb 18, 2020

Methods, devices and systems of supporting discontinuous operation in communication systems using vectoring

Inventors: Rainer Strobel (Munich, DE); Vladamir Oksman (Morganville, NJ)
Assignee: Lantiq Deutschland GmbH
H04B3/32H04M3/007H04M11/062Y02D50/44
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Patent No.
US 10,567,037
App. No.
15/819,511
Granted
Feb 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, devices and techniques are disclosed where vectoring is adapted to lines becoming inactive and active, for example in a discontinued operation. In some embodiments, the vectoring is modified based on already present coefficients.

Claims (79)

1. A device arranged to transmit data in a discontinuous operation network, wherein the device comprising: a processor, and a memory; wherein the device configured to:

transmit on any of the plurality of lines symbols corresponding to the data are transmitted during a transmission opportunity of a time division duplex (TDD) frame;

transmit on any one of the plurality of lines in a discontinuous operation mode quiet or idle symbols when no data is available for transmission on that one of the plurality of lines;

perform crosstalk reduction of a plurality of lines in a vectored group using a crosstalk reduction circuit; and

modify the crosstalk reduction based on a previous crosstalk reduction in case of a change of composition of the vectored group in the discontinuous operation mode;

wherein, for a case where one line of the lines is deactivated, the device is configured to perform crosstalk reduction by precompensating for crosstalk according to:

x ai =p ia T ·u a −p di ·p ad T ·u a

wherein x ai is a signal sent on active line a, P is a precompensation matrix, i indicates an inactive line and u is a vector of data signals to be sent on active lines.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to perform the crosstalk reduction by precompensating crosstalk prior to transmitting signals via the lines of the vectored group.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to perform the crosstalk reduction by canceling crosstalk after receiving signals from the lines of the vectored group.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to perform the crosstalk reduction in a case, where only a subset of lines of the lines are active.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the crosstalk reduction is based on crosstalk reduction coefficients for a case where all of the lines are active.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is arranged as a distribution point.

7. A device arranged to transmit data in a discontinuous operation network, wherein the device comprising: a processor, and a memory; wherein the device configured to:

transmit on any of the plurality of lines symbols corresponding to the data are transmitted during a transmission opportunity of a time division duplex (TDD) frame;

transmit on any one of the plurality of lines in a discontinuous operation mode quiet or idle symbols when no data is available for transmission on that one of the plurality of lines;

perform crosstalk reduction of a plurality of lines in a vectored group using a crosstalk reduction circuit; and

modify the crosstalk reduction based on a previous crosstalk reduction in case of a change of composition of the vectored group in the discontinuous operation mode;

wherein, for a case where one line of the lines is deactivated, the device is configured to perform crosstalk reduction by precompensating for crosstalk according to

x a =P aa u a −P da ·P dd −1 ·P ad ·u a

wherein for matrix inversion an approximation according to

[

P

dd

-

1

]

ij

{

-

p

ddij

for

i

j

p

ddij

for

i

=

j

is used, where x is a vector of signals sent on active lines, P is a precompensation matrix, and u is a vector of data signals to be sent on the active lines.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the device is configured to perform the crosstalk reduction by precompensating crosstalk prior to transmitting signals via the lines of the vectored group.

9. The device of claim 7 , wherein the device is configured to perform the crosstalk reduction by canceling crosstalk after receiving signals from the lines of the vectored group.

10. The device of claim 7 , wherein the device is configured to perform the crosstalk reduction in a case, where only a subset of lines of the lines are active.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the crosstalk reduction is based on crosstalk reduction coefficients for a case where all of the lines are active.

12. The device of claim 7 , wherein the device is arranged as a distribution point.

13. A device arranged to transmit data in a discontinuous operation network, wherein the device comprising: a processor, and a memory; wherein the device configured to:

transmit on any of the plurality of lines symbols corresponding to the data are transmitted during a transmission opportunity of a time division duplex (TDD) frame;

transmit on any one of the plurality of lines in a discontinuous operation mode quiet or idle symbols when no data is available for transmission on that one of the plurality of lines;

perform crosstalk reduction of a plurality of lines in a vectored group using a crosstalk reduction circuit; and

modify the crosstalk reduction based on a previous crosstalk reduction in case of a change of composition of the vectored group in the discontinuous operation mode;

wherein, for a case when one line of the lines is deactivated, the device is configured to perform crosstalk reduction by precompensating crosstalk using a non-linear precoding according to:

x a =P f aa ·u mod a +( H aa −1 ·H ad )· P f da ·u mod a

wherein H is a channel matrix, where x is a vector of signals sent on active lines, P is a precompensation matrix, and u a is a vector of data signals to be sent on the active lines.

14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the device is configured to perform the crosstalk reduction by precompensating crosstalk prior to transmitting signals via the lines of the vectored group.

15. The device of claim 13 , wherein the device is configured to perform the crosstalk reduction by canceling crosstalk after receiving signals from the lines of the vectored group.

16. The device of claim 13 , wherein the device is configured to perform the crosstalk reduction in a case, where only a subset of lines of the lines are active.

17. The device of claim 16 , wherein the crosstalk reduction is based on crosstalk reduction coefficients for a case where all of the lines are active.

18. The device of claim 13 , wherein the device is arranged as a distribution point.

19. A device arranged to transmit data in a discontinuous operation network, wherein the device comprising: a processor, and a memory; wherein the device configured to:

transmit on any of the plurality of lines symbols corresponding to the data are transmitted during a transmission opportunity of a time division duplex (TDD) frame;

transmit on any one of the plurality of lines in a discontinuous operation mode quiet or idle symbols when no data is available for transmission on that one of the plurality of lines;

perform crosstalk reduction of a plurality of lines in a vectored group using a crosstalk reduction circuit; and

modify the crosstalk reduction based on a previous crosstalk reduction in case of a change of composition of the vectored group in the discontinuous operation mode;

wherein, for a case where one line of the lines is deactivated, the device is configured to perform crosstalk reduction according to:

û a =G aa y a −G da ·G dd −1 ·G ad ·y a ,

wherein û a is a corrected received signal, y a is a received and G is an equalization matrix for a case when all lines are active.

20. The device of claim 19 , wherein the device is configured to perform the crosstalk reduction by precompensating crosstalk prior to transmitting signals via the lines of the vectored group.

21. The device of claim 19 , wherein the device is configured to perform the crosstalk reduction by canceling crosstalk after receiving signals from the lines of the vectored group.

22. The device of claim 19 , wherein the device is configured to perform the crosstalk reduction in a case, where only a subset of lines of the lines are active.

23. The device of claim 22 , wherein the crosstalk reduction is based on crosstalk reduction coefficients for a case where all of the lines are active.

24. The device of claim 19 , wherein the device is arranged as a distribution point.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 7, 2022
From: LANTIQ BETEILIGUNGS-GMBH & CO. KG
To: INTEL GERMANY GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 060612/0453 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 28, 2022
From: LANTIQ DEUTSCHLAND GMBH; LANTIQ BETEILIGUNGS-GMBH & CO. KG
To: LANTIQ BETEILIGUNGS-GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 060448/0805 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 14, 2022
From: LANTIQ DEUTSCHLAND GMBH; LANTIQ BETEILIGUNGS-GMBH & CO. KG
To: LANTIQ BETEILIGUNGS-GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 060385/0001 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14890173
Provisional Application 61822478 · May 13, 2013
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