Multiport modem and the use thereof in a method and a system for testing a multilevel communication network
US4419751A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 1981 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J3/14
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of testing a communication network that comprises a first and a second multiport modem communicating with each other through a transmission channel, each of said modems being provided with a number of input/output interfaces and each of the interfaces on either modem being associated with a corresponding interface on the other modem. In accordance with the method of the present invention, a test request is applied to one of the interfaces on the first multiport modem, which responds thereto by generating a test configuration code identifying that interface. This modem is then caused to assume a so-called test configuration, in which only that interface to which the test request was applied is active, and a test command comprising an indication of the test to be performed and a link level identifier is applied to that interface. If the identifier designates the link level to which the first modem belongs, this modem will control the test specified in the test command. If another link level is designated, then the test command and the test configuration code will both be sent to the second multiport modem. The second modem will then decode the link level identifier and, if t…
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