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United States Patent6021158   
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Inventor(s)Schurr; Paul E. (Plano, TX), Chen; Walter Y. (Plano, TX), Weiner; Douglas B. (The Colony, TX)
AbstractA modem that operates selectively in the voice-band frequency band and at higher frequency bands is provided. This modem supports multiple line codes, like DMT and CAP. The modem uses a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), so that different existing ADSL line codes, such as Discrete MultiTone (DMT) and Carrierless AM/PM (CAP), can be implemented on the same hardware platform. The modem negotiates in real-time, for a desired line transmission rate to accommodate line condition and service-cost requirement. The line code and rate negotiation process may be implemented at the beginning of each communication session through the exchange of tones between the modems. A four-step MDSL modem initialization process is provided for line code and rate compatibility.
   














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Inventor     Schurr; Paul E. (Plano, TX) , Chen; Walter Y. (Plano, TX) , Weiner; Douglas B. (The Colony, TX)
Owner/Assignee     Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX)
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Publication Date     February 1, 2000
Application Number     08/741,777
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Filing Date     October 31, 1996
US Classification     375/211 375/220
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Examiner     Chin; Stephen
Assistant Examiner     Ghayour; Mohammad
Attorney/Law Firm     Franz; Warren L. Donaldson; Richard L. III; Wade Brady James
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Parent Case     This application is a Continuation-in-Part of currently pending patent application Ser. No. 08/667,267 (TI-22963AA), filed Jun. 20, 1996, which is a Continuation-in-Part of currently pending patent application Ser. No. 08/645,020 (TI-22963), filed May 9, 1996. Co-filed Ser. Nos. 08/741,776 filed OCT. 31, 1996 (TI-23224) and 08/742,795 filed Oct. 31, 1996 (TI-23435), disclose related subject matter. This case is also related to Ser. Nos. 08/667,267 filed Jun. 20, 1996 (TI-22963), 08/716,533 filed Sep. 4, 1996 (TI-24080), 08/707,774 filed Sep. 4, 1996 (TI-23874), and 08/686,901 filed Jul. 19, 1996 (TI-23725), 08/741,779 (TI-23300), 08/739,398 (Oct. 31, 1996) (TI-23299), 08/741,780 (Oct. 31, 1996) (TI-23223), 08/742,066 (TI-23297), 08/744,140 (TI-23322), 08/742,095 (TI-23183), 08/742,226 (Oct. 31, 1996) (TI-22050), 08/744,724 (TI-23293), 08/741,778 (TI-23296), 08/740,594 (TI-24085), 08/739,883 (TI-24086), 08/740,575 (Oct. 31, 1996) (TI-22964), and 08/741,839 (Oct. 31, 1996) (TI-23224AA) and 08/741,777 (Oct. 31, 1996) (TI-23773). All of the foregoing applications have a common Assignee.
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