Method of reducing near-end crosstalk in an MxU networking architecture

Abstract

HPNA MxU network for an MxU, the MxU including a plurality of HPNA LANs, each of the HPNA LANs operating according to a synchronous communication specification, each of the HPNA LANs including a plurality of nodes, one of the nodes within each HPNA LAN being a gateway node, a selected one of the nodes within each HPNA LAN being defined a LAN-master node, each HPNA LAN being coupled with a WAN via the respective gateway node, wherein communication lines within the HPNA LANs, directly coupled with the gateway nodes, are at least partially bound together, wherein the transmission direction within a selected HPNA LAN, by the respective gateway node, is defined downstream, wherein the transmission direction within a selected HPNA LAN, to the respective gateway node, is defined upstream, wherein the transmission direction within a selected HPNA LAN, between nodes other than the respective gateway nodes, is defined HN, wherein the LAN-master nodes allow the gateway nodes to transmit downstream signals during at least one time slot, and wherein the LAN-master nodes allow the nodes other than the gateway nodes to transmit upstream signals or HN signals, during at least another timeslot.

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       13 . Method of reducing NEXT (near end cross-talk) in an HPNA (Home Phoneline Networking Alliance) MxU (broadband, multi-user) network, the network comprising a plurality of LANs (local area network) each of the LANs comprising a LAN-master node, the method comprising the procedures of: 
 synchronizing said HPNA MxU network according to a timeslot scheme, said timeslot scheme comprising a plurality of timeslots; and    during each of said timeslots, transmitting data signals of a selected type respective of said timeslot.    
   
   
       14 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising the preliminary procedure of defining said timeslot scheme, thereby allocating each of said plurality of timeslots for said respective selected type.  
   
   
       15 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising the procedure of controlling conditions on said HPNA MxU network during each of said timeslots, thereby enabling transmission of data signals of said respective selected type.  
   
   
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