Patent ID: 8891736
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: H04B,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for clustering lines of a wireline network in a number of virtual binders, said method comprising: obtaining a first series of noise value samples pertaining to a first line of said wireline network and a second series of noise value samples pertaining to a second line of said wireline network, wherein noise value samples of said first series and noise value samples of said second series correspond to pairwise substantially synchronous sampling moments; detecting a target feature in said first series; detecting a candidate feature in said second series, said candidate feature substantially coinciding with said target feature in its temporal extent; determining a degree of correlation between said candidate feature and said target feature; and assigning said first line and said second line to a first virtual binder if said degree of correlation exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and assigning said first line and said second line to said first virtual binder and a second virtual binder, respectively, if said degree of correlation does not exceed said predetermined threshold value.