System for multiple use subchannels

Title: System for multiple use subchannels

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The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20090080552, System for multiple use subchannels.

1. A bidirectional communication system, the system comprising: a first remote unit for communicating with a host unit using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, the host unit communicatively coupled to a plurality of remote units in a multipoint-to-point configuration; wherein the first remote unit is configured to transmit up to a plurality of tones, the up to a plurality of tones modulated with upstream information using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing; the first remote unit including a modulator for modulating the up to a plurality of tones with upstream information using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, wherein the modulator is configured to adjust a carrier frequency and timing of the plurality of tones such that when waveforms are transmitted from the first remote unit and at least one other remote unit of the plurality of remote units, the orthogonality of a unified orthogonal frequency division multiplexing waveform when received at the host unit is improved; and wherein both control data and payload data are transmitted on a first tone of the plurality of tones.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the modulator is configured to adjust a carrier amplitude of the plurality of tones such that when the waveforms are transmitted from the first remote unit and at least one other remote unit of the plurality of remote units, the orthogonality of the unified orthogonal frequency division multiplexing waveform when received at the host unit is improved.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the control data comprises control symbols and the payload data comprises payload symbols.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein upstream bandwidth capacity is shared among the plurality of remote units using a time division multiple access scheme in which the control data is transmitted on the first tone of the plurality of tones during a first time period and payload data is transmitted on the first tone of the plurality of tones during a second time period.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein a plurality of tones are transmitted concurrently from at least two of the plurality of remote units.

6. A bidirectional communication system, the system comprising: a host unit to communicate with a plurality of remote units using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, the plurality of remote units communicatively coupled to the host unit in a multipoint-to-point configuration; the host unit receiving a unfied orthogonal frequency division multiplexing waveform, the unified orthogonal frequency division multiplexing waveform comprising a plurality of tones transmitted by the plurality of remote units; wherein the host unit is configured to transmit carrier frequency adjustment information and timing adjustment information to a first remote unit of the plurality of remote units such that when waveforms are transmitted from the first remote unit and at least one other remote unit of the plurality of remote units, the orthogonality of the unified orthogonal frequency division multiplexing waveform when received at the host unit is improved; and wherein both control data and payload data are received on a first tone of the plurality of tones.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the control data comprises control symbols and the payload data comprises payload symbols.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein upstream bandwidth capacity is shared among the plurality of remote units using a time division multiple access scheme in which the control data is transmitted on the first tone of the plurality of tones during a first time period and payload data is transmitted on the first tone of the plurality of tones during a second time period.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the plurality of tones are transmitted concurrently from at least two of the plurality of remote units.

10. A bi-directional communication system, the system comprising: a multipoint-to-point host unit; and a plurality of remote units communicatively coupled to the multipoint-to-point host unit through a unified orthogonal frequency division multiplexing waveform; wherein the multipoint-to-point host unit is configured to receive the unified orthogonal frequency division multiplexing waveform, the unified orthogonal frequency division multiplexing waveform comprising a plurality of tones transmitted by the plurality of remote units; wherein the plurality of remote units are configured to modulate the plurality of tones with upstream information and adjust a carrier frequency of the plurality of tones and a timing of the plurality of tones such that when any tones are transmitted from the first remote unit and at least one other remote unit of the plurality of remote units, the orthogonality of the unified orthogonal frequency division multiplexing waveform when received at the host unit is improved; and wherein both control data and payload data are transmitted on a first tone of the plurality of tones.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein upstream bandwidth capacity is shared among the plurality of remote units in a manner that permits at least two of the remote units to transmit to the host at any one time using the upstream bandwidth capacity, the upstream bandwidth capacity comprising a plurality of tones generated using inverse fast Fourier transforms.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of remote units are configured to modulate the plurality of tones with upstream information and adjust a carrier amplitude of the plurality of tones such that when the waveforms are transmitted from the first remote unit and at least one other remote unit of the plurality of remote units, the orthogonality of the unified orthogonal frequency division multiplexing waveform when received at the host unit is improved.

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