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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1997
Xiaolin Lu, Plano, TX (US);
Dennis G Mannering, Garland, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of communicating bit groups between a first DSL modem and a second DSL modem. The method receives at the first DSL modem a first bit group from the second DSL modem. The first bit group comprises a flow control bit in a fixed location within the first bit group. In response to the flow control bit being in a first state, the method transmits a second bit group from the first DSL modem to the second DSL modem, wherein the second bit group consists of filler data. In response to the flow control bit being in a second state, the method transmits a third bit group from the first DSL modem to the second DSL modem, wherein the third bit group comprises data other than filler data.