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Method and system for testing subscriber circuits and wiring in a cable communication system

US5917885A · kind A · utility

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31Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 31, 1997
Grant dateJun 29, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2213/13332
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A line interface circuit (120) receives an audio signal from a signal generator (132). A reflected signal is produced at the output port (216) of a SLIC (210). The reflected signal is combined with the received audio signal to produce a combined audio signal. The combined audio signal is measured to determine if a fault exists in the subscriber loop (130).

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