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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2005
Marc Kimpe, Huntsville, AL (US);
Jack G. Atkinson, Jr., Huntsville, AL (US);
Richard L. Goodson, Huntsville, AL (US);
Arlynn Wilson, Huntsville, AL (US);
Marc Kimpe, Huntsville, AL (US);
Jack G. Atkinson, Jr., Huntsville, AL (US);
Richard L. Goodson, Huntsville, AL (US);
Arlynn Wilson, Huntsville, AL (US);
Adtran, Inc., Huntsville, AL (US);
Abstract
A system includes a transceiver for communicating over a telecommunication line that is coupled to the transceiver. The transceiver comprises logic configured to measure attenuation of at least one signal transmitted across the telecommunication line. The logic is further configured to automatically select, based on the measured attenuation, a plurality of different data rates for a plurality of initialization signals communicated via the transceiver during an initialization phase that precedes a data phase.