Abstract:
A discrete multitone (DMT) transceiver communicates with multiple channels generates and receives DMT symbols each having a duration of a timeslot. A transmitter portion of the transceiver includes a symbol processor which generates symbols for multiple channels sequentially, and stores the generated symbols in a buffer until they are transmitted. A receiver portion simultaneously receives symbols on multiple channels and stores the symbols in a buffer, from which the symbols on different channels are read and processed sequentially. To reduce the rate of communication on a given channel, the symbol processors may be idle in respect of some of the timeslots corresponding to that channel. The transceiver may alternatively be an OFDM transceiver.