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Method of detecting signal degradation fault conditions within SONET and SDH signals

US6310911A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 11, 1998
Grant dateOct 30, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J2203/006
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method of detecting signal degradation conditions in synchronous digital signals, the error monitors first detect the presence and/or absence of a particular bit error ratio by integrating received parity errors over time. Subsequently a monitor client reacts to notifications from bit error rate monitors that the state of the presence/absence of specific bit error ratios has changed to generate an alarm condition when appropriate.

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