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Equivalent working length determinative system for digital subscriber line circuits

US7620154B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 23, 2002
Grant dateNov 17, 2009
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 8, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/2209
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An equivalent working length (EWL) determinative system (11) for use in a digital subscriber line (DSL) telecommunication network (10) is provided. The EWL system (11) includes a DSL circuit (32) having a customer site (14) with customer premises equipment (30). The customer premises equipment (30) receives and transmits communication signals and generates a first attenuation signal in response to the communication signals. A remote terminal (20) forms a loop (31) with the customer site (14) and has a loop length. The remote terminal (20) includes a remote terminal transceiver (40) that is in communication with the customer premises equipment (30). A main controller (37) is electrically coupled to the customer premises equipment (30) and determines an EWL of the loop (31) in response to the first attenuation signal. A method of performing the same is also provided.

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