Methods and apparatus to qualify a wire-pair for a digital subscriber line (DSL) service
US7876815B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/306
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to qualify a wire-pair for a digital subscriber line (DSL) service are disclosed. An example method comprises modifying a digital subscriber line (DSL) signal received on a wire-pair at a DSL modem to emulate an environmental condition, and qualifying the wire-pair for a DSL service based on a DSL connection rate achieved by the DSL modem during the emulated environmental condition.
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