%0 Journal Article
%T Crosstalk Channel Estimation via Standardized Two-Port Measurements
%A Fredrik Lindqvist
%A Neiva Lindqvist
%A Boris Dortschy
%A Per &#214
%A dling
%J EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing
%D 2009
%I Springer
%R 10.1155/2008/916865
%X The emerging multiuser transmission techniques for enabling higher data rates in the copper-access network relies upon accurate knowledge of the twisted-pair cables. In particular, the square-magnitude of the crosstalk channels between the transmission lines are of interest for crosstalk-mitigation techniques. Acquiring such information normally requires dedicated apparatus since crosstalk-channel measurement is not included in the current digital subscriber line (DSL) standards. We address this problem by presenting a standard-compliant estimator for the square-magnitude of the frequency-dependent crosstalk channels that uses only functionality existing in today's standards. The proposed estimator is evaluated by laboratory experiments with standard-compliant DSL modems and real copper access network cables. The estimation results are compared with both reference measurements and with a widely used crosstalk model. The results indicate that the proposed estimator obtains an estimate of the square-magnitude of the crosstalk channels with a mean deviation from the reference measurement less than 3 dB for most frequencies.
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/916865