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Methods and apparatus to perform line testing at customer premises

US8644169B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 27, 2007
Grant dateFeb 4, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2012/6478
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data analyzer operative to be located at a customer premises, causes the transmission of a probing signal into at least one telephone line. The data analyzer computes a parameter that represents a characteristic of at least one telephone line based upon at least a measured reflected probing signal.

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