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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2006
Kevin Brown, Long Beach, CA (US);
Scott R. Powell, Irvine, CA (US);
Gottfried Ungerboeck, Langnau a.A., CH;
Kevin Brown, Long Beach, CA (US);
Scott R. Powell, Irvine, CA (US);
Gottfried Ungerboeck, Langnau a.A., CH;
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product to adjust transfer rates on conductors in a multi-conductor cable comprising monitoring signals received on each conductor, determining a Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) for each conductor and adjusting a transfer rate on one or more conductors based on the corresponding SNR. In an embodiment the multi-conductor cable is a twisted pair Ethernet cable. The method further comprises determining whether a conductor is transmitting at an optimal transfer rate as a function of its SNR, calculating an optimal transfer rate for each conductor as a function of its SNR and periodically measuring a change in SNR on each conductor. If the change in SNR is greater than a predetermined threshold, then the transfer rate is re-calculated for the conductors requiring transfer rate adjustment as a function of SNR.