Patent ID: 8730934
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a service provider system associated with a service provider and comprising one or more computers, a communications signal output by a customer device associated with a customer of the service provider; processing, by the service provider system, the received communications signal to determine a linear impairment associated with the customer device, wherein the processing comprises determining, by the service provider system based at least in part on the received communications signal, one or more equalization parameters for correcting a signal received by the customer device, wherein determining the linear impairment comprises: determining, by the service provider system based at least in part on the linear impairment, a frequency range at which communications will be output by the service provider system for receipt by the customer device; and sending, by the service provider system, the one or more equalization parameters to the customer device via the determined frequency range.