“…This is done using a finite state machine and a limited number of profiles. That is, in the DSL management information base of a DSLAM [2], the number of different profiles is typically limited to 100 per node, where a node may be designed to handle a thousand or more lines. However, as operators increasingly seek to maximize the capacity of the network while maintaining line stability, it has become apparent that the profile concept is constraining the possibilities to adapt to the noise conditions per line.…”