Identifying analog access line impairments using digital measurements
US7957302B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The preferred embodiments include a method, system or computer-readable storage medium for identifying analog access line impairments in a communications network. The embodiments include determining a ping packet loss count and a ping failure count from digital packet loss data associated with at least one analog access line. The embodiments also include generating a line designation for the at least one analog access line in response to the ping packet loss count exceeding a first threshold and the ping failure count exceeding a second threshold. Also, a plurality of pings can be transmitted during a testing period, the digital packet loss data being generated in response to the plurality of pings. The first threshold can represent at least a three percent ping packet loss. The second threshold can represent the ping failure count being at least ten percent of a total number of the plurality of pings.
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