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Patent No.:

US 7936679 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011

Filed:

Jan. 29, 2009
Applicants:

Alfred K. Mui, Fremont, CA (US);

Christopher M. Chow, Redwood City, CA (US);

Hojat Khelghati, San Jose, CA (US);

Jalal O. Azim, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Inventors:

Alfred K. Mui, Fremont, CA (US);

Christopher M. Chow, Redwood City, CA (US);

Hojat Khelghati, San Jose, CA (US);

Jalal O. Azim, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Assignee:

Ikanos Communications Inc., Fremont, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A transceiver having shared and discrete components forming a transmit path and a receive path configured to couple to a subscriber line for establishing a communication channel with a remote transceiver. The transceiver comprises a pseudo link manager coupled between the transmit and receive path components to manage pseudo links on the subscriber line prior to entry into a session with the remote transceiver. The pseudo link manager includes: a line monitor and a disruptor. The line monitor monitors the subscriber line, prior to initiating a session, for a received communication signal indicative of a pre-existing session on the remote transceiver. The disruptor transmits a disruptor signal over the subscriber line to the remote transceiver responsive to the detection by the monitor of the received communication signal; thereby disrupting the remote transmitter's pre-existing session and allowing a new session to be established with the remote transceiver.


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