Apparatus and methods to optimize ultra-wideband communication through
wire and cable media are provided. One apparatus comprises an
ultra-wideband transmitter structured to transmit a training set of
ultra-wideband pulses through the wire medium. An ultra-wideband receiver
is structured to receive the training set of ultra-wideband pulses from
the wire medium. A determination of which of the pulses within the
training set is best suited for communication through the media is then
performed. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying
with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly
ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This
Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be
used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.