Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for determining a topology of a subscriber line loop

US7263121B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References

18Claims

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Assignee

Infineon Technologies AG · DE

Inventors

Murat Belge · Chelmsford, US
Rainer Storn · Tauberbischofsheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 25, 2003
Grant date	Aug 28, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 25, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04B2203/5408
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An xDSL modem for data transmission between a central office and a customer device over a subscriber line includes a topology determining unit and a control unit. The topology determining unit is configured to determine the topology of the subscriber line. The control unit is configured to switch the xDSL modem between a normal mode for data transmission and a topology determining mode for determining the topology of the subscriber line.

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