Patent ID: 9325371
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: H04B,H04J,H04M

Claim Text:
1. A method for affecting conveyance of data within a communication cable which comprises a plurality of copper wire lines, the method comprising the steps of: providing information which relates to crosstalk interference experienced by each of the plurality of copper wire lines; for each of the plurality of copper wire lines experiencing crosstalk interference, thus being an interfered line, identifying which of the other copper wire lines comprised in the plurality of copper wire lines, induce crosstalk interference to the respective interfered line; partitioning the plurality of copper wire lines into a plurality of interference groups, wherein each of the interference groups comprises at least one copper wire line, wherein at least one of the interference groups comprises at least three copper wire lines, and wherein in case a given interference group comprises more than two copper wire lines, then each of the copper wire lines belonging to that given interference group is subjected to interference induced by at least one other copper wire line that belongs to that very same interference group; based on the partitioning of the plurality of copper wire lines into a plurality of interference groups, changing operational settings of at least one of the plurality of copper wire lines comprised in the communication cable, thereby affecting the conveyance of data along the communication cable; and wherein said method further comprising a step of selecting one or more interference groups from among the plurality of interference groups, wherein the number of the selected interference groups is less than or equal to the number of interference groups included in the plurality of interference groups, and wherein the step of changing operational settings of at least one of the plurality of copper wire lines comprised in the communication cable is carried out based on information which relates to the selected interference groups.