Novel bitloading algorithms for coded G.fast DSL transmission with linear and nonlinear precoding

Precoding is a technique that counteracts the crosstalk in downlink digital subscriber line (DSL) transmission. While linear precoding is adequate in the VDSL2 technology because of the moderate crosstalk environment, this might no longer be the case in the G.fast technology, which uses higher frequ...

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Main Authors: Neckebroek, Julie, Moeneclaey, Marc, Coomans, Werner, Guenach, Mamoun, Tsiaflakis, Paschalis, Moraes, Rodrigo B., Maes, Jochen
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Bit error rate
Bit rate
Crosstalk
Decoding
DSL
Matrix decomposition
Signal to noise ratio
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Summary:Precoding is a technique that counteracts the crosstalk in downlink digital subscriber line (DSL) transmission. While linear precoding is adequate in the VDSL2 technology because of the moderate crosstalk environment, this might no longer be the case in the G.fast technology, which uses higher frequencies and therefore is affected by higher crosstalk levels. In this contribution we compare linear and nonlinear precoding for G.fast transmission protected by trellis-coded modulation, and present two bitloading algorithms that are suited for both precoding schemes. We show that for a set of measured broad-band channels, each representing a binder of eight twisted-pair cables, these bitloading algorithms have substantially different complexities but yield a similar information bitrate, which is about 10% higher for nonlinear precoding as compared to linear precoding.
ISSN:1550-3607
1938-1883
DOI:10.1109/ICC.2015.7248444