According to examples, a system for measuring and analyzing data to generate recommendations associated with a digital subscription line (DSL). Data associated with a DSL is measured according to one or more performance counters. The data is analyzed with respect to one or more thresholds and an anomalous performance event is determined. Also, a recommendation with respect to an performance issue associated with the anomalous performance event is provided.

According to examples, a system for measuring and analyzing data to generate recommendations associated with a digital subscription line (DSL). Data associated with a DSL is measured according to one or more performance counters. The data is analyzed with respect to one or more thresholds and an anomalous performance event is determined. Also, a recommendation with respect to an performance issue associated with the anomalous performance event is provided.

A network switch includes a plurality of Ethernet ports having their respective Physical (PHY) Layers interconnected via a common interface local to the network switch. The common interface passes local information among respective PHY layers of the Ethernet ports. One or more receivers receive for a first Ethernet port, over the common interface, information indicative of alien cross talk affecting at least one second Ethernet port of the network switch. A transmission attribute controller adjusts, based on the received information indicative of alien cross talk affecting the at least one second Ethernet port of the network switch, a first data rate and/or a first transmit power level to a second data rate and/or a second transmit power level for transmitting data to a remote network device. A first transmitter transmits data via the first Ethernet port according to the second data rate and/or the second transmit power level.

A network switch includes a plurality of Ethernet ports having their respective Physical (PHY) Layers interconnected via a common interface local to the network switch. The common interface passes local information among respective PHY layers of the Ethernet ports. One or more receivers receive for a first Ethernet port, over the common interface, information indicative of alien cross talk affecting at least one second Ethernet port of the network switch. A transmission attribute controller adjusts, based on the received information indicative of alien cross talk affecting the at least one second Ethernet port of the network switch, a first data rate and/or a first transmit power level to a second data rate and/or a second transmit power level for transmitting data to a remote network device. A first transmitter transmits data via the first Ethernet port according to the second data rate and/or the second transmit power level.

Systems and methods presented herein provide for improved duplex communications in an RF cable network comprising a plurality of CMs. In one embodiment, a system includes a CMTS operable to transmit downstream communications to the CMs and to process upstream communications from the CMs. The system also includes a duplex RF communication path between the CMTS and the CMs. The CMTS is further operable to transmit a control signal that directs a first of the CMs to transmit, to direct the remaining CMs to receive the transmission from the first CM, to direct the CMs to report received power levels of the transmission from the first CM, and to calculate RF isolations of the remaining CMs with respect to the first CM based on the reported power levels.

Systems and methods presented herein provide for improved duplex communications in an RF cable network comprising a plurality of CMs. In one embodiment, a system includes a CMTS operable to transmit downstream communications to the CMs and to process upstream communications from the CMs. The system also includes a duplex RF communication path between the CMTS and the CMs. The CMTS is further operable to transmit a control signal that directs a first of the CMs to transmit, to direct the remaining CMs to receive the transmission from the first CM, to direct the CMs to report received power levels of the transmission from the first CM, and to calculate RF isolations of the remaining CMs with respect to the first CM based on the reported power levels.

A method and an electronic device for detecting crosstalk data are provided. The method for detecting crosstalk data can detect whether an audio data stream includes crosstalk data. The method includes: receiving a first audio data block, a second audio data block, and a reference time difference, wherein the first audio data block and the second audio data block separately include a plurality of audio data segments; using a time difference between an acquisition time of an audio data segment in the first audio data block and a corresponding audio data segment in the second audio data block as an audio segment time difference; and determining that the audio data segment of the first audio data block includes crosstalk data when the audio segment time difference does not match the reference time difference.

For Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), the whole system needs to deal with crosstalk of the neighboring pairs in the same bundle. A mechanism named Dynamic Spectrum Management (DSM) is proposed to optimize the overall performance of many subscriber lines, by means of lowering some unnecessary power spectrum density (PSD) on some lines and thus reducing their crosstalk to others. The decisions of the reduction (or power back-off, PBO) usually base on the loop distances between Central Office (CO) and the subscriber's premises. The shorter the distance, the lower the power. However, this does not consider the fact of each individual line's quality, i.e., its background noise or external interferences. The transceivers are able to collect such information. A negotiation process includes this information to adjust the power cutback, so that the cutback won't degrade the potential optimal performance of such lines.

For Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), the whole system needs to deal with crosstalk of the neighboring pairs in the same bundle. A mechanism named Dynamic Spectrum Management (DSM) is proposed to optimize the overall performance of many subscriber lines, by means of lowering some unnecessary power spectrum density (PSD) on some lines and thus reducing their crosstalk to others. The decisions of the reduction (or power back-off, PBO) usually base on the loop distances between Central Office (CO) and the subscriber's premises. The shorter the distance, the lower the power. However, this does not consider the fact of each individual line's quality, i.e., its background noise or external interferences. The transceivers are able to collect such information. A negotiation process includes this information to adjust the power cutback, so that the cutback won't degrade the potential optimal performance of such lines.

A network controller receives link metrics for network links on cables between network devices in a communication network. The link metrics include metrics indicative of crosstalk experienced by network links among the network links on cables. The network controller determines, based at least in part on the link metrics, respective link settings for respective network links among the network links. The link settings are determined to mitigate crosstalk experienced by the respective network links as a result of transmission of signals in at least some of the network links at baud rates that correspond to bandwidths that exceed maximum bandwidth ratings of respective cables of the corresponding ones of the network links. The network controller causes configuration of the respective network links based on the link settings to optimize performance across the plurality of network links in the communication network.