| US 7,558,213 B2 | ||
| Methods and apparatus to determine digital subscriber line configuration parameters | ||
| Stuart Lynch Blackburn, San Ramon, Calif. (US); and John Porter Van Slyke, Lafayette, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, LLP, Reno, Nev. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 15, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/153,473. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0002758 A1, Jan. 04, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04L 12/26 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—252 | 14 Claims |
| 1. A method comprising
obtaining first data representative of a current digital subscriber line (DSL) performance characteristic;
collecting second data representative of historical values of the DSL performance characteristic; and
determining, by a communication device, a DSL configuration parameter based on the first and the second data, wherein the
DSL performance characteristic is a maximum attainable DSL speed; the DSL configuration parameter represents a maximum capable
DSL speed, and wherein determining the maximum capable DSL speed based on the first and the second data comprises determining
a minimum in the first and the second data, and wherein determining the maximum capable DSL speed based on the first and the
second data further comprises multiplying a scale factor and the minimum in the first and the second data; and
configuring a communication device associated with the current DSL performance characteristic based on the maximum capable
DSL speed.
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