US 4,544,809 AGranted

Arrangement for subscriber line ring testing

AssigneeGeneral Telephone of Michigan

InventorsJeffrey J. Stuparits, Russell L. Cramer

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Abstract

An arrangement for automatically testing a plurality of subscriber lines, which are operationally connected to an electromechanical switching system is shown. Operational service is to be transferred from the electromechanical switching system to a digital switching system. This arrangement provides for automatically verifying whether the digital switching system is arranged to apply the proper ringing signal to each subscriber by a comparison with that applied by the electromechanical switching system.

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In a pre-cutover switching configuration, an arrangement for subscriber line verification and ring testing comprising:

a plurality of switching system subscribers;
a first switching system connected to said plurality of switching system subscribers, said first switching system operated to connect any of said switching system subscribers to other switching system subscribers, said first switching system comprising:
said plurality of switching system subscribers including at least a first subscriber operatively connected to said first switching system for said connection to other switching system subscribers;
and
test connection means connected to said first subscriber and said test connection means operated to connect said first subscriber through said first switching system for a test access;
regular connection means connected to said first subscriber and operated to connect any of said switching system subscribers to said first switching system subscriber;
said arrangement for subscriber line verification and ring testing further comprising:
a second switching system connected to said plurality of switching system subscribers, said second switching system being in an untested condition for connecting said subscribers, said second switching system comprising:
said first subscriber connected to said second switching system;
and a processor controlled switching network connected to each of said plurality of subscribers for establishing connections therebetween;
said arrangement for subscriber line verification and ring testing further comprising:
means for testing connected to said test connection means of said first switching system and connected to said processor of said second switching system, said means for testing operated to request transmission of ringing signal data to said means for testing;
said means for testing further operated to store said data;
said means for testing connected to said first subscriber via said test connection means for said test access;
said means for testing operated to test for a non-busy condition of said first subscriber via said test connection means and thereafter operated to close said first subscriber line loop via said test connection means;
said means for testing connected to said regular connection means for connecting to said first subscriber;
said means for testing operated to transmit a sequence of signals to said regular connection means, said sequence of signals including a number of signals being one less than the number of signals for connecting to said first subscriber;
said means for testing operated responsive to detection of a busy condition via said test connection means after closing said first subscriber line loop via said test connection means to transmit a second signal via said regular connection means;
said regular connection means operated in response to said second signal to complete said connection of said regular connection means to said first subscriber and to apply ringing current to said first subscriber, said means for testing operated upon detecting said ringing current via said test access means to release said regular connection means, said means for testing thereafter operated to determine the frequency of the detected ringing and to compare it with said stored data;
and
said means for testing further operated to store an indication of said data and said ringing current frequency.

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Abstract

In a pre-cutover switching configuration, an arrangement for subscriber line verification and ring testing comprising:

a plurality of switching system subscribers;
a first switching system connected to said plurality of switching system subscribers, said first switching system operated to connect any of said switching system subscribers to other switching system subscribers, said first switching system comprising:
said plurality of switching system subscribers including at least a first subscriber operatively connected to said first switching system for said connection to other switching system subscribers;
and
test connection means connected to said first subscriber and said test connection means operated to connect said first subscriber through said first switching system for a test access;
regular connection means connected to said first subscriber and operated to connect any of said switching system subscribers to said first switching system subscriber;
said arrangement for subscriber line verification and ring testing further comprising:
a second switching system connected to said plurality of switching system subscribers, said second switching system being in an untested condition for connecting said subscribers, said second switching system comprising:
said first subscriber connected to said second switching system;
and a processor controlled switching network connected to each of said plurality of subscribers for establishing connections therebetween;
said arrangement for subscriber line verification and ring testing further comprising:
means for testing connected to said test connection means of said first switching system and connected to said processor of said second switching system, said means for testing operated to request transmission of ringing signal data to said means for testing;
said means for testing further operated to store said data;
said means for testing connected to said first subscriber via said test connection means for said test access;
said means for testing operated to test for a non-busy condition of said first subscriber via said test connection means and thereafter operated to close said first subscriber line loop via said test connection means;
said means for testing connected to said regular connection means for connecting to said first subscriber;
said means for testing operated to transmit a sequence of signals to said regular connection means, said sequence of signals including a number of signals being one less than the number of signals for connecting to said first subscriber;
said means for testing operated responsive to detection of a busy condition via said test connection means after closing said first subscriber line loop via said test connection means to transmit a second signal via said regular connection means;
said regular connection means operated in response to said second signal to complete said connection of said regular connection means to said first subscriber and to apply ringing current to said first subscriber, said means for testing operated upon detecting said ringing current via said test access means to release said regular connection means, said means for testing thereafter operated to determine the frequency of the detected ringing and to compare it with said stored data;
and
said means for testing further operated to store an indication of said data and said ringing current frequency.

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