Patent ID: 6226330
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
A method of encoding N signals for transmission over a transmission line having N+1 conductors, wherein N is an integer greater than one and wherein the N signals include signals in(0) through in(N-1), the method comprising the steps of:determining electrical characteristics of the transmission line, wherein the step of determining includes the steps of:calculating an inductance matrix (L) for the conductors in the transmission line;calculating an electrostatic induction matrix (B) for the conductors in the transmission line; andcalculating an eigen-mode encoding matrix (Sv) as a function of the inductance (L) and electrostatic induction (B) matrices; andencoding the N signals into N+1 encoded signals comprising signals enc(0) through enc(N), wherein the step of encoding comprises the step of encoding in(N-1) as a function of the eigen-mode encoding matrix (Sv).