Patent · US Expired

Modular measuring or testing device

US6801307B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by

3References

21Claims

0Family size

Assignee

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · US

Inventors

Jochen Ziegler · Heidelberg, DE
Ralf Haefner · Holzgerlingen, DE
Alf Clement · Aidlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 1, 2002
Grant date	Oct 5, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 22, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M3/308
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A modular, portable device is used to measure or test components in optical networks. It contains a base module with base electronics, which features controls and a display device on the front; at least one function module, which is attached by means of a mechanical interface to the outside of the back of the base module, and contains a functional unit with measurement or test electronics, which work together with the base electronics through a functional interface, wherein the function module is detachably joined to the base module and, depending on the application, may be replaced with another function module with another functional unit.

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