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Method and apparatus for estimating the length of a transmission line

US6782043B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 18, 2000
Grant dateAug 24, 2004
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Expiry dateJan 18, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B3/46
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for estimating the length of a transmission line is provided. The transmission line extends between a transmitter and a receiver and has a low-pass filter characteristic and an impulse response. The method and apparatus receive a data signal from the transmission line at the receiver and estimate the length of the transmission line as a function of the received data signal and the impulse response.

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