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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Massimo Sorbara, Freehold, NJ (US);
Patrick Duvaut, Tinton Falls, NJ (US);
Yan Wu, Morganville, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Massimo Sorbara, Freehold, NJ (US);
Patrick Duvaut, Tinton Falls, NJ (US);
Yan Wu, Morganville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ikanos Communications, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01); H04B 1/38 (2006.01); H04B 3/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Various embodiments are described for back channel communication. One embodiment is a method that comprises receiving data at customer premises equipment (CPE), determining at least one error in the received data, formatting the determined error for communication to a central office (CO), and sending the formatted error to the CO via a back channel, wherein the formatted error is sent between sync frames of a discrete multitone (DMT) superframe.