Patent ID: 8958544
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: H04B,H04M

Abstract:
1. An access node for providing broadband communication services to subscribers, and comprising a first transceiver unit for initializing a first communication channel over a first communication line and a second transceiver unit for subsequently initializing a second communication channel over a second communication line, which initialization of said first and second communication channels respectively comprising first and second handshake phases whereby peer transceiver units exchange capabilities and select a common mode of operation, first and second crosstalk channel acquisition phases from said first and second communication lines into further active communication lines, and further first and second generic initialization phases, wherein said access node further comprises a line initialization controller configured to stretch the execution of said first handshake phase with respect to the execution of said second handshake phase so as to shorten a time difference between respective entries into said first and second crosstalk channel acquisition phases.