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Design and architecture of an impairment diagnosis system for use in communications systems

US6870901B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 10, 2000
Grant dateMar 22, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 27, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2025/03414
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes one or more of the following: compiling statistical models of physical layers of a communications system; creating a priori distributions of cross-talk transfer functions; storing the models and the a priori distribution in a storage medium; and using the models and the a priori distributions to diagnose probable causes of events detected in said communications system.

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