Patent ID: 9294212
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: H04J,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A distribution point, comprising: a first distribution point (DP) transceiver coupled to a first point-to-point (PTP) connection and configured to communicate with a first customer premises (CP) transceiver via the first PTP connection; a second DP transceiver coupled to a second PTP connection and configured to communicate with a second CP transceiver via the second PTP connection; and a controller coupled to the first and second DP transceivers, the controller configured to control the first and second DP transceivers such that (1) the first DP transceiver transmits across the first PTP connection a first set of control data for a first frame and (2) the second DP transceiver transmits across the second PTP connection a second set of control data for a second frame that overlaps in time with the first frame, the first set of control data identifying a plurality of downstream time slots allocated to the first DP transceiver for the first frame and a plurality of upstream time slots allocated to the first CP transceiver for the first frame, the second set of control data identifying a plurality of downstream time slots allocated to the second DP transceiver for the second frame and a plurality of upstream time slots allocated to the second CP transceiver for the second frame, wherein the controller is configured to dynamically schedule upstream and downstream transmissions across the first and second PTP connections such that the controller ensures that the upstream time slots and the downstream time slots of the first frame are prevented from overlapping in time with the upstream time slots and the downstream time slots of the second frame, thereby avoiding crosstalk between the first and second PTP connections during communication of the first and second frames across the first and second PTP connections, respectively, wherein the first set of control data is defined such that the first frame has a first gap between the downstream time slots and the upstream time slots of the first frame thereby preventing the first DP transceiver and the first CP transceiver from transmitting across the first PTP connection during the first gap, wherein the second set of control data is defined such that the second frame has a second gap between the downstream time slots and the upstream time slots of the second frame thereby preventing the second DP transceiver and the second CP transceiver from transmitting across the second PTP connection during the second gap, and wherein the second set of control data is further defined such that the downstream time slots or the upstream time slots of the second frame occur during the first gap thereby permitting the second DP transceiver or the second CP transceiver to transmit across the second PTP connecting during the first gap.