Centralized Line Digital Signal Processing for Copper Access

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current copper wire access technologies face high operation and maintenance costs due to the complexity of line digital signal processing, which is necessary for multiple user access lines and cannot meet the requirement of reducing network costs.

Innovation Solution

A line digital signal processing device and method that includes at least two line access modules and a data processing module, where the line access modules provide interface protection, analog signal processing, and service scheduling, and the data processing module performs line digital signal processing and service data recovery on encapsulated service data from multiple user access lines, using different methods for different access modes, thereby reducing the complexity and costs of the access device.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If line digital signal processing is performed on each individual line processing device, then processing capability is provided for each line, but device complexity and operation and maintenance costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing capabilityVSAvoidcomplexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the line digital signal processing functions from multiple individual line processing devices into a single centralized processing device. This centralized device receives service data from multiple line access modules and performs unified line digital signal processing, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining processing capability for all lines simultaneously

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The centralized processing device is designed to handle service data from multiple different access modes (ADSL, VDSL, G.fast, etc.) through a universal processing architecture. The device can perform different line digital signal processing methods for different access modes within a single unified system, reducing the need for multiple specialized devices

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If line digital signal processing is performed on each individual line processing device, then processing capability is provided for each line, but operation and maintenance costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing capabilityVSAvoidoperation and maintenance costs
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

By consolidating line digital signal processing functions into a single centralized device, the patent reduces the number of devices that require monitoring, maintenance, and alarm processing. This merging approach directly lowers operation and maintenance costs while preserving the ability to process service data from multiple lines simultaneously

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple line access modules are integrated with full processing functions, then comprehensive service processing is achieved, but device complexity and costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice processing capabilityVSAvoidcomplexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the processing functions by separating line access functions (handled by multiple line access modules) from line digital signal processing functions (handled by a centralized processing device). This segmentation allows each module to be simpler while the system as a whole maintains comprehensive service processing capability through coordinated operation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The centralized processing device acts as an intermediary that receives service data from multiple line access modules and performs the complex line digital signal processing. This intermediary approach allows line access modules to remain relatively simple while still achieving comprehensive service processing through the centralized mediator

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS9866704B2Line digital signal processing device and method
Publication Date: 2018.01.09 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A line digital signal processing device and method. The device includes at least two line accessors and a data processor, where the at least two line accessors are connected to the data processor and each line accessor is not provided with line digital signal processing, and the data processor simultaneously performs line digital signal processing and service data recovery on service data sent by the at least two line accessors, thereby reducing complexity of an access device, and monitoring, maintenance, and alarming are simultaneously performed on complex line digital signal processing components.