Abstract: A multi-carrier transmission system, for example a DMT system. Channel information is transmitted between two transceivers using a plurality of subcarriers. Each subcarrier, or symbol, has a parameter associated with it. The transceivers are adapted to transmit the channel information as a sequence of n groups in which each of the n groups contains information concerning the number of adjacent subcarriers which have the same value as the parameter, together with the actual value of the parameter. The parameter which may have a plurality of discrete values, may be a bit-loading value, or a QAM constellation identifier.

Abstract: A multi-carrier transmission system, such as a DMT system. A receiver must be able to recover a sampling clock that is very accurately synchronized to a transmitter sampling clock. Typically, synchronization is achieved by using a reserved carrier, the pilot carrier, which is transmitted with a fixed phase. The receiver sampling clock is then phase locked to the pilot carrier. Frame timing can be recovered by using a correlation technique. Thus an improved method of recovering a sample clock and phase locking the sampling clock to a pilot carrier is provided.

Abstract: A two-way multi-carrier transmission system, such as a DMT system. If there are dynamic changes in the transmission parameters, synchronization must be maintained between the transmitter and the receiver when the transmission parameters changed. The first stage of such a process requires that the changes of parameter be notified by one transceiver to others involved in an active communication process over a slow transmission channel such as the control channel. Subsequently, the synchronization transceiver is adjusted simultaneously, i.e., from a predetermined DMT symbol. Such adjustments in time synchronization must be achieved with a minimum of overhead.

Abstract: A multi-carrier transmission system using DMT. It is known to recover a receiver sample and clock from a reserved carrier, a pilot carrier having a fixed phase. A sampling clock oscillator in a receiver is then phase locked to the pilot carrier. Multi-carrier receivers, such as DMT receivers, are normally equipped with an FFT processor. A complex number representing the pilot carrier is then available from the FFT processor output. If an FFT processor is not available, a one frequency DFT processor can be provided to produce a complex estimate of the pilot carrier. In a DMT system, frame synchronization is handled separately from sampling clock synchronization, although the two processes are intimately related and frame synchronization must be acquired before sampling clock synchronization.

Abstract: A multi-carrier transmission system, particularly a discrete multi-tone (DMT) system. Data is transmitted between two transceivers using a plurality of carriers. The frequency bandwidth of the system is divided between the plurality of carriers. The transmission system is adapted for operation in a heterogeneous network including a number of subscriber equipments having different channel characteristics and coexisting on the same cable. The length of cable for each subscriber terminal varies in relation to its respective location. The transmission system includes an allocation device for allocating the traffic of subscriber equipments having a shorter length of cable to tones starting from a higher frequency band of the system bandwidth.

Abstract: A mobile radio system includes a number of base stations operating with time frames and mobile units operating with low transmitting power. The range between an affected mobile unit and an affected normal base station is extended by means of a repeating function. The repeating function can be effected from a functionally subordinated base station which operates with a short range. The functionally subordinated base station is placed between the normal base station and the mobile units. Each subordinated base station is arranged to detect affected mobile units which call the normal base station and to forward the calls and the information which the affected mobile units transmit to the normal base station.