Patent ID: 9112581
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: H04B,H04K,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A data transmission method, comprising: providing a first network element connected through a plurality of lines to a plurality of second network elements; transmitting the data via the lines in a full power mode or a mode with reduced transmission power; when a line is to be trained, switching at least one other line to the full power mode; and when the line has been trained, allowing the at least one other line to switch to the mode with reduced transmission power wherein the at least one other line is locally associated with the line to be trained in a cable binder; wherein the first network element includes several distributed first network elements and wherein one of the distributed first network elements communicates the training of one of its lines to the at least one other distributed first network element, whereupon the at least one other distributed first network element switches at least one of its lines to the full power mode; wherein at least the first network element is configured as, or associated with, a central office and/or a digital subscriber line access multiplexer.