Patent ID: 9722765
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method for managing time slots for two or more lines in a time division duplex (TDD) frame, comprising: configuring a number of time slots for a normal operation portion of the TDD frame for all of the two or more lines; configuring a first number of time slots for quiet symbols and a second number of time slots for data symbols in the TDD frame after the normal operation portion for a first one of the two or more lines; configuring a third number of time slots for quiet symbols and a fourth number of time slots for data symbols in the TDD frame after the normal operation portion for a second one of the two or more lines, wherein one or both of the first and second numbers are different than the third and fourth numbers, respectively; and sending the number of time slots, the first number of time slots for quiet symbols, the second number of time slots for data symbols, the third number of time slots for quiet symbols, and the fourth number of time slots for data symbols to transceivers associated with the two or more lines in a distribution point unit (DPU).