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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1998
Dennis G. Mannering, Garland, TX (US);
Song Wu, Plano, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A method ( ) of communicating bit groups between a first DSL modem (M ) and a second DSL modem (M ). The method receives ( ) at the first DSL modem a plurality of bit groups (FF -FF ) from the second DSL modem. Each of the plurality of bit groups comprises a plurality of bit sub-groups (W -W ), and each of the plurality of bit sub-groups has an order of location. For each of the plurality of bit groups, the method determines ( ) whether bits of at least one sub-group having a common order of location comprise at least one erroneous bit. In response to this determination, the method stores ( ) in the first DSL modem a record (InMaskBuff) of whether the at least one sub-group having the common order of location comprises at least one erroneous bit. From this record, various other steps ( ) may be taken in the preferred embodiment, including suppressing ( ) the at least one sub-group from communicating valid information from the second DSL modem to the first DSL modem.