IMPROVEMENTS IN, OR RELATING TO, MULTI-CARRIER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS

摘要

PCT No. PCT/SE97/01461 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 14, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 14, 1999 PCT Filed Sep. 1, 1997 PCT Pub. No. WO98/10556 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 12, 1998A multi-carrier transmission system, particularly a discrete multi-tone (DMT) system. Data is transmitted between two transceivers using a plurality of carriers. The frequency bandwidth of the system is divided between the plurality of carriers. The transmission system is adapted for operation in a heterogeneous network including a number of subscriber equipments having different channel characteristics and coexisting on the same cable. The length of cable for each subscriber terminal varies in relation to its respective location. The transmission system includes an allocation device for allocating the traffic of subscriber equipments having a shorter length of cable to tones starting from a higher frequency band of the system bandwidth.