Timesharing for low power modes
Techniques for implementing timesharing in discontinuous systems, for example to implement low power modes, are discussed. In some embodiments, a set of bit loading tables is determined in advance, and bit loading tables are then selected based on which lines are transmitting and which are quiet.
1. A device arranged to transmit data in a discontinuous operation network, the device comprising;
provider equipment comprising one or more transceivers configured to:
transmit, via the provider equipment, data onto lines in the discontinuous operation network that transmits data during normal operation and transmits quiet or idle symbols on some lines during discontinuous operation;
dynamically set, via the provider equipment, a transmission timing of the data to be transmitted, based on a change of a data rate requirement of at least some of the lines; and
set, via the provider equipment, the transmission timing based on a set of configurations of the lines, a data rate per link, a power of an i th line, a power limit, and a total number of lines.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to set the transmission timing of a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) frame.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to set the transmission timing by initiating an online reconfiguration procedure.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to set the transmission timing based on active configurations of the lines.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to set the transmission timing dynamically by setting the transmission timing during showtime.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to quasi dynamically set the transmission timing.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to set the transmission timing to achieve a predetermined power consumption for a set of specific disabled and enabled lines.
8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to use precoder coefficients of a disabled line to estimate an effect on crosstalk without the disabled line.
9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to modify bits or gains during discontinuous operation based on which lines are transmitting and which are not.
10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to set the transmission timing based on a line joining the discontinuous network.
11. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is configured to transmit the quiet symbols during discontinuous operation with zero power.
12. A device arranged to transmit data in a discontinuous operation network, the device comprising:
a premises equipment comprising one or more transcievers configured to:
transmit, via the premises equipment, data onto a line amongst a plurality of lines in the discontinuous operation network, wherein that the data is transmitted during normal operation and transmits quiet or idle symbols on the line during discontinuous operation;
dynamically receive, via the premises equipment, a transmission timing of the data to be transmitted, based on a change of a data rate requirement of the line;
set, via the premises equipment, the transmission timing based on a set of configurations of the lines, a data rate per link, a power of an i th line, a power limit, and a total number of lines; and
transmit, via the premises equipment, the data with the transmission timing of the data.
13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the device is configured to transmit the data with the transmission timing of the data of a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) frame.
14. The device of claim 12 , wherein the device is configured to transmit the data with the transmission timing in accordance with an online reconfiguration procedure.
15. The device of claim 12 , wherein the device is configured to set the transmission timing based on active configurations of the lines.
16. The device of claim 12 , wherein the device is configured to transmit the quiet symbols during discontinuous operation with zero power.
17. A method to transmit data in a discontinuous operation network via a provider equipment, the method comprising:
transmitting data onto lines in the discontinuous operation network that transmits data during normal operation and transmits quiet or idle symbols on some lines during discontinuous operation;
dynamically setting a transmission timing of the data to be transmitted, based on a change of a data rate requirement of at least some of the lines; and
setting the transmission timing based on a set of configurations of the lines, a data rate per link, a power of an i th line, a power limit, and a total number of lines.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the step of setting the transmission timing sets the transmission timing of a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) frame.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises the step of initiating an online reconfiguration procedure.