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Vectoring is a transmission method that employs the coordination of line signals for reduction of crosstalk levels and improvement of performance. The degree of improvement depends on the channel characteristics. Vectoring may be for a single user or for multiple users' benefit.

This Recommendation is specifically limited to the self-far-end crosstalk (self-FEXT) cancellation in the downstream and upstream directions. This Recommendation defines a single method of self-FEXT cancellation, in which far-end crosstalk (FEXT) generated by a group of near-end transceivers and interfering with the far-end transceivers of that same group is cancelled. This cancellation takes place between very high-bit-rate digital subscriber line 2 (VDSL2) transceivers, not necessarily of the same profile. This Recommendation is intended to be implemented in conjunction with [ITU-T G.993.2]. Multi-pair digital subscriber line (DSL) bonding ([b-ITU-T G.998.1], [b-ITU-T G.998.2] and [b-ITU-T G.998.3]) may be implemented in conjunction with vectoring.

The techniques described in this Recommendation provide means of reducing self-FEXT generated by the transceivers in a multi-pair cable or cable binder. Self-FEXT cancellation techniques are particularly beneficial with short cable lengths (< 1 km) and limited near-end crosstalk (NEXT), background noise, and FEXT from systems which are not a part of the vectored group (alien noise). The level of non-self-FEXT noise sources relative to that of self-FEXT sources determines the degree to which self-FEXT reduction can improve performance. Another significant factor is the degree to which the self-FEXT cancelling system has access to the disturbing pairs of the cable. Maximum gains are achieved when the self-FEXT cancelling system has access to all of the pairs of a cable carrying broadband signals. For multi-binder cables, significant gains are possible when the self-FEXT cancelling system has access to all of the pairs of the binder group(s) in which it is deployed and has the ability to cancel at least the majority of dominant self-FEXT disturbers within the binder. When multiple self-FEXT cancelling systems are deployed in a multi-binder cable without binder management, gains may be significantly reduced.