SIGNAL SUSPENSION AND RESUMPTION IN DSL SYSTEMS

摘要

A method includes maintaining temporally parallel DSL data communication sessions with DSL modems of a group via a set of lines. In response to a substantial stop to reception of DSL communications from one of the DSL modems via one of the lines, the method includes transmitting a substantially reduced average power to the one of the lines and monitoring the one of the lines to determine whether reception of DSL communications has restarted from the one of the DSL modems. The method also includes resuming the maintaining of the temporally parallel DSL communication sessions in response to the monitoring determining that the reception of DSL communications from the one of the DSL modems has restarted.