Patent · US Expired

DSL line tester

US6909781B1 · kind B1 · utility

15Cited by
1References
13Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateMar 28, 2001
Grant dateJun 21, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 12, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/304
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An analog front end system comprising a digital-to-analog converter, a line driver, a multiple-input device, and an analog-to-digital converter is presented. Furthermore, a method for DSL line testing comprising the steps of providing test stimuli to and receiving responses from a DSL line using an analog front end is presented. The presented system and method provides for the testing of a DSL line in an xDSL communications system deployment.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.