Test circuit of multiplex equipment

A test circuit in a multiplex and transmission system, wherein traffic signals supplied to a plurality of first low speed units, each of which is provided in one channel, are multiplexed using a first high speed unit in first multiplex equipment provided in a first station;

• the multiplexed signal being transmitted to a second high speed unit in second multiplex equipment in a second station;
• a signal from the second high speed unit being demultiplexed to derive signals that are supplied to a plurality of second low speed units in the multiplex equipment in the second station;
• the traffic signals supplied to the plurality of second low speed units being multiplexed using the second high speed unit;
• the multiplexed signal being transmitted back to the first high speed unit;
• and a signal from the first high speed unit being demultiplexed to derive signals that are supplied to the plurality of first low speed units, said test circuit comprising:
• a switch group, on an input line and an output line of the first low speed unit in each channel, for connecting the first low speed units in series during a test of said system;
• during said test the switch group connecting the low speed units in series, with a low speed output of a first low speed unit in each channel in the first station connected to a low speed input of a first low speed unit in the next channel;
• a high speed signal loop back being circulated with a high speed output of the first high speed unit connected to a high speed input of the first high speed unit;
• a pulse pattern generator connected to a low speed input of the first low speed unit of the first channel, to input a certain pulse pattern;
• an error detector for receiving as an input a low speed output of the first low speed unit in the last channel, a low speed signal bit error in the first speed units in all the channels being detected.

A test circuit in a multiplex and transmission system, wherein traffic signals supplied to a plurality of first low speed units, each of which is provided in one channel, are multiplexed using a first high speed unit in first multiplex equipment provided in a first station;

• the multiplexed signal being transmitted to a second high speed unit in second multiplex equipment in a second station;
• a signal from the second high speed unit being demultiplexed to derive signals that are supplied to a plurality of second low speed units in the multiplex equipment in the second station;
• the traffic signals supplied to the plurality of second low speed units being multiplexed using the second high speed unit;
• the multiplexed signal being transmitted back to the first high speed unit;
• and a signal from the first high speed unit being demultiplexed to derive signals that are supplied to the plurality of first low speed units, said test circuit comprising:
• a switch group, on an input line and an output line of the first low speed unit in each channel, for connecting the first low speed units in series during a test of said system;
• during said test, the switch group connecting the low speed units in series, with a low speed output of a first low speed unit in each channel in the first station connected to a low speed input of a first low speed unit in the next channel;
• a low speed signal loop back being circulated with a low speed output of the second low speed unit in each channel connected to a low speed input of the second low speed unit;
• a pulse pattern generator connected to a low speed input of the first low speed unit of the first channel, to input a certain pulse pattern;
• an error detector for receiving as an input a low speed output of the first speed unit in the last channel, a low speed signal bit error in the first and the second low speed units in all channels being detected.

A test circuit in a multiplex and transmission system, wherein traffic signals supplied to a plurality of first low speed units, each of which is provided in one channel, are multiplexed using a first high speed unit in first multiplex equipment provided in a first station;

• the multiplexed signal being transmitted to a second high speed unit in second multiplex equipment in a second station;
• a signal from the second high speed unit being demultiplexed to derive signals that are supplied to a plurality of second low speed units in the multiplex equipment in the second station;
• the traffic signals supplied to the plurality of second low speed units being multiplexed using the second high speed unit;
• the multiplexed signal being transmitted back to the first high speed unit;
• and a signal from the first high speed unit being demultiplexed to derive signals that are supplied to the plurality of first low speed units, said test circuit comprising:
• a first switch group of switches, on an input line and an output line of the first low speed unit in each channel, for connecting the first low speed units in series during a test of said system;
• a second switch group of switches for detecting a failure point, which takes out an output of each channel, in the first switch group for connecting the low speed units in series when the test is carried out;
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• a selector for selecting the output of each said switch in the second switch group for detecting failure point;
• during said test, the first switch group connecting the low speed units in series with a low speed output of a first low speed unit in an arbitrary group in the first station connected to a low speed input of a first low speed unit in the next channel;
• a low speed signal loop back being circulated with a high speed output of each of the first low speed units connected in series in the first station connected to a high speed input;
• a pulse pattern generator connected to a low speed input of the series connected first low speed unit in a first channel, the pulse pattern generator inputting a certain pulse pattern;
• an error detector, a low speed output of the series connected first low speed unit in the last channel being taken out through the second switch group for detecting a failure point, and the low speed output being input to said error detector using the selector;
• and the low speed output of the first low speed unit in each channel being obtained from the arbitrary point to detect bit error.

A test circuit in a multiplex and transmission system, wherein traffic signals supplied to a plurality of first low speed units, each of which is provided in one channel, are multiplexed using a first high speed unit in first multiplex equipment provided in a first station;

• the multiplexed signal being transmitted to a second high speed unit in second multiplex equipment in a second station;
• a signal from the second high speed unit being demultiplexed to derive signals that are supplied to a plurality of second low speed units in the multiplex equipment in the second station;
• the traffic signals supplied to the plurality of second low speed units being multiplexed using the second high speed unit;
• the multiplexed signal being transmitted back to the first high speed unit;
• and a signal from the first high speed unit being demultiplexed to derive signals that are supplied to the plurality of first low speed units, said test circuit comprising:
• a first switch group of switches, on an input line and an output line of the first low speed unit in each channel, for connecting the first low speed units in series during a test of said system;
• a second switch group of switches for detecting a failure point, which takes out an output of each channel, in the first switch group for connecting the low speed units in series when the test is carried out;
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• a selector for selecting the output of each said switch in the second switch group for detecting a failure point;
• during said test, the first switch group connecting the low speed units in series, with a low speed output of a first low speed unit in an arbitrary group in the first station connected to a low speed input of a first low speed unit in the next channel;
• a high speed signal loop back being circulated with a high speed output of the first high speed unit connected to a high speed unit;
• a pulse pattern generator connected to a low speed input of the series connected first low speed unit in a first channel, the pulse pattern generator inputting a certain pulse pattern;
• an error detector, a low speed output of the series connected first low speed unit in the last channel being taken out through the second switch group for detecting a failure point, and the low speed output being input to said error detector using the selector;
• and the low speed output of the first low speed unit in each channel being obtained from the arbitrary point to detect bit error.

A test circuit in a multiplex and transmission system, wherein traffic signals supplied to a plurality of first low speed units, each of which is provided in one channel, are multiplexed using a first high speed unit in first multiplex equipment provided in a first station;

• the multiplexed signal being transmitted to a second high speed unit in second multiplex equipment in a second station;
• a signal from the second high speed unit being demultiplexed to derive signals that are supplied to a plurality of second low speed units in the multiplex equipment in the second station;
• the traffic signals supplied to the plurality of second low speed units being multiplexed using the second high speed unit;
• the multiplexed signal being transmitted back to the first high speed unit;
• and a signal from the first high speed unit being demultiplexed to derive signals that are supplied to the plurality of first low speed units, said test circuit comprising:
• a first switch group of switches, on an input line and an output line of the first low speed unit in each channel, for connecting the first low speed units in series during a test of said system;
• a second switch group of switches for detecting failure point which selects an output of each channel, in the first switch group for connecting the low speed units in series when the test is carried out;
• during said test the switch group connecting the low speed units in series, with a low speed output of a first low speed unit in an arbitrary group in the first station connected to a low speed input of a first low speed unit in the next channel;
• a low speed signal loop back being circulated with low speed outputs of the second low speed units corresponding to the first low speed units, which are series connected in the second station, connected to a low speed input of the second low speed unit;
• a pulse pattern generator connected to a low speed input of the series connected first low speed unit in a first channel, the pulse pattern generator inputting a certain pulse pattern;
• a selector and an error detector, a low speed output of the series connected first low speed unit in the last channel being taken out through the second switch group for detecting failure point, selected using the selector, and input to the error detector;
• the low speed output of the first and second low speed units in each channel being obtained from an arbitrary point, bit error being detected.