Patent ID: 9544423
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04M

Claim:
1. A method implemented in a network element (NE), comprising: determining, via a processor of the NE, a channel order for a set of subscriber lines at each of a plurality of subcarriers to equalize data rates of the set of subscriber lines, wherein the set of subscriber lines is coupled to a plurality of remote NEs associated with a plurality of users; determining, via the processor, parameters for a crosstalk mitigation filter for a first subcarrier from the plurality of subcarriers according to channel responses of the set of subscriber lines at the first subcarrier and a first channel order from the channel orders for the first subcarrier; and sending, via a transmitter of the NE, parameters of the crosstalk mitigation filter to a coordinated multi-channel multi-carrier communication apparatus that is coupled to the plurality of remote NEs via the set of subscriber lines to facilitate joint processing of data of the plurality of users for crosstalk mitigation.