Far-end crosstalk severely degrades upstream rates in mixtures of vectored and non-vectored Very high-speed Digital Subscriber Loops (VDSL). As replacement of non-vectored VDSL systems by vectored VDSL systems is expected to be gradual, a crucial problem is the upstream rate optimization of vectored lines while maintaining the rate targets of nonvectored lines. To address this problem, this paper describes an algorithm that selects suitable Upstream Power Back-Off parameters for the vectored and the non-vectored lines. The algorithm has much lower computation requirements compared to Optimal Spectrum Balancing (OSB), yet simulation results show that the achievable vectored rates are very close to the OSB theoretical limits.Index Terms-Digital subscriber line, dynamic spectrum management, upstream power back-off, vectored VDSL
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