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AssigneeAware, Inc.
InventorsChristopher C. Cunningham, Igor Tkachov, Jianming Zhu
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One exemplary aspect is to detect the presence of one or more types of faults affecting DSL communications. Upon their detection, a message can be generated that recommends corrective action. Furthermore, another exemplary aspect is to estimate the rate impact of the detected fault in some cases. One exemplary aspect of certain embodiments is to detect the presence of one or more faults that affect DSL communications, and upon their detection, generating, for example, a message that recommends corrective action. In this context, a fault can be one or more metallic faults, malfunctioning modems, or something else that affects the measured attenuation but is not normally attributable to normal DSL transmission lines.
A system capable of detecting the presence of a fault by comparing a measured attenuation curve with a best-fit attenuation curve, wherein the measured attenuation curve is reported by a modem, and the best-fit attenuation curve is derived by considering models of possible attenuation curves that could occur for loops that do not contain metallic faults.
A method of detecting the presence of a fault comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable information storage media comprising information that if executed causes a comparison between a measured attenuation curve with a best-fit attenuation curve, wherein the measured attenuation curve is reported by a modem, and the best-fit attenuation curve is derived by considering models of possible attenuation curves that could occur for loops that do not contain metallic faults.
A system for detecting the presence of a fault comprising:
A method for determining one or more faults in a communications channel comprising:
A system for determining one or more faults in a communications channel comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable information storage media having stored thereon instructions that if executed by a processor cause to be performed a method for determining one or more faults in a communications channel comprising:
A system that is capable of determining one or more faults in a communications channel comprising:
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