Self-synchronizing a DMT-based VDSL system

• We present an algorithm for self-synchronizing all modems in a discrete multitone (DMT)-based very high-speed digital subscriber line (VDSL) system using the Zipper duplex method. This solves the problem with non-orthogonal near-end crosstalk (NEXT) that appears in systems with unsynchronized modems. The algorithm we present runs autonomously in each VDSL-modem. It uses the auto-correlation of the DMT-signal to determine the frame-offset of other users, and adjusts the own frame-timing to be better aligned with the other users. With our method all modems will be self-synchronized to within a small fraction of the total DMT frame-length. This self-synchronization suppresses the NEXT to a level far below the background noise-floor. This means that our self-synchronized system has the same performance as a system where all modems are perfectly synchronized to a master clock

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Elektroteknik och elektronik -- Signalbehandling (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering -- Signal Processing (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Signalbehandling

Signal Processing

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