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Patent US7830955 - Adaptive margin and band control - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsConfiguration or otherwise controlling parameters of a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) system related to power, band usage and margin is based on collected operational data. Operational data are collected from at least one DSL system operating under a known configuration and/or a profile. A target profile...http://www.google.com/patents/US7830955?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7830955 - Adaptive margin and band controlAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7830955 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/995,195PCT numberPCT/US2006/026796Publication dateNov 9, 2010Filing dateJul 8, 2006Priority dateJul 10, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2614942A1, EP1905164A2, EP1905164A4, US20080219290, WO2007008836A2, WO2007008836A3, WO2007008836A8Publication number11995195, 995195, PCT/2006/26796, PCT/US/2006/026796, PCT/US/2006/26796, PCT/US/6/026796, PCT/US/6/26796, PCT/US2006/026796, PCT/US2006/26796, PCT/US2006026796, PCT/US200626796, PCT/US6/026796, PCT/US6/26796, PCT/US6026796, PCT/US626796, US 7830955 B2, US 7830955B2, US-B2-7830955, US7830955 B2, US7830955B2InventorsJohn M. Cioffi, Wonjong Rhee, Georgios Ginis, Seong Taek ChungOriginal AssigneeAdaptive Spectrum & Signal Alignment, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (60), Non-Patent Citations (67), Referenced by (2), Classifications (6), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetAdaptive margin and band control
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