Method and apparatus for providing monitoring capability
US6247053A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0847
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To overcome the incompatibility between network-generated and customer premises equipment-generated monitoring signals, a translator device (26) intercepts and strips off a network-generated monitoring signal received from the network (10) on a communication channel (12). In place of the network-generated monitoring signal, the translator provides a first alternate monitoring signal derived (translated) from the network-generated monitoring signal but of a format compatible with the customer premises equipment. The translator device also intercepts the customer premises equipment-generated monitoring signal and substitutes a second alternate monitoring signal derived (translated) from the customer premises equipment-generated monitoring signal but of a format compatible with the network.
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