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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2003
Konrad W. Kratochwil, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Thomas N. Zogakis, Mountain View, CA (US);
Peter J. Melsa, Niles, MI (US);
Konrad W. Kratochwil, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Thomas N. Zogakis, Mountain View, CA (US);
Peter J. Melsa, Niles, MI (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of communicating data across a channel that experiences near-end cross talk (NEXT) interference and far-end cross talk (FEXT) interference in alternate intervals. In one embodiment, the method comprises: a) determining N, the number of bits per symbol usable in a FEXT-only mode of operation; b) determining N, a number of bits per symbol usable in a single mode of operation; c) determining whether the FEXT-only mode or the single mode provides a higher data rate; and d) configuring a modem to transmit using the mode having a higher data rate. The FEXT-only mode may be determined to have a higher data rate when 126N>340N.