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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2005
Applicants:
Stuart Lynch Blackburn, San Ramon, CA (US);
John Porter Van Slyke, Lafayette, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stuart Lynch Blackburn, San Ramon, CA (US);
John Porter Van Slyke, Lafayette, CA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, LLP, Reno, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to determine digital subscriber line (DSL) configuration parameters based on current and historical DSL performance characteristics are disclosed. A disclosed method comprises obtaining first data representative of a current maximum attainable DSL speed for a telephone line, collecting second data representative of historical maximum attainable DSL speeds for the telephone line, and determining a maximum capable DSL speed for the telephone line based on the first and the second data.