System and method for determining the data rate capacity of digital subscriber lines
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorCelite Milbrandt
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Abstract
A system for determining the data rate capacity of a digital subscriber line includes a communication server coupled to a number of subscribers using twisted pair subscriber lines. A memory coupled to the communication server stores attenuation information and noise information for the twisted pair subscriber lines. A processor coupled to the memory determines the data rate capacity of a selected twisted pair subscriber line using the attenuation information and the noise information.
Claims39
A communication system for determining the data rate capacity of a twisted pair subscriber line, comprising:
- a communication server coupled to a plurality of subscribers using a plurality of subscriber lines, wherein a first subscriber line comprises a first binder group segment and a second binder group segment, and a second subscriber line comprises the first binder group segment and the second binder group segment;
- a memory coupled to the communication server and storing attenuation information for the first binder group segment and the second binder group segment associated with the second subscriber line;
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- a processor coupled to the memory and operable to determine the data rate capacity of a first subscriber line using the attenuation information for the first binder group segment and the second binder group segment associated with the second subscriber line.
A method for determining the data rate capacity of a twisted pair subscriber line, comprising:
- storing attenuation information and noise information for a plurality of twisted pair subscriber lines that couple a plurality of subscribers to a communication server, wherein a first subscriber line comprises a first binder group segment and a second binder group segment, and a second subscriber line comprises the first binder group segment and the second binder group segment;
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- determining the data rate capacity of the first subscriber line using noise information stored for the first binder group segment and the second binder group segment associated with the second subscriber line.
A communication facility for determining the data rate capacity of a twisted pair subscriber line, comprising:
- a memory that stores attenuation information and noise information for a plurality of subscriber lines that couple a plurality of subscribers to a communication server;
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- a processor coupled to the memory and operable to determine the data rate capacity of a first subscriber line using at least one of the attenuation information and the noise information stored for a second subscriber line;
- wherein:
- the first subscriber line comprises a plurality of binder group segments;
- the memory stores attenuation information for at least one of the binder group segments of the first subscriber line;
- the second subscriber line comprises a plurality of binder group segments;
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- the processor determines the attenuation information of at least one of the binder group segments of the second subscriber line using the attenuation information stored for the binder group segments of the first subscriber line.
A communication facility for determining the data rate capacity of a twisted pair subscriber line, comprising:
- means for storing attenuation information and noise information for a plurality of subscriber lines that couple a plurality of subscribers to a communication servers, wherein a first subscriber line comprises a first binder group segment and a second binder group segment, and a second subscriber line comprises the first binder group segment and the second binder group segment;
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- means for determining the data rate capacity of a first subscriber line using at least one of the attenuation information and the noise information stored for the first binder group segment and the second binder group segment of the second subscriber line.
A communication facility for determining the data rate capacity of a twisted pair subscriber line, comprising:
- a memory that stores attenuation information and noise information for a plurality of subscriber lines that couple a plurality of subscribers to a communication server, wherein the first subscriber line comprises a first binder group segment and a second binder group segment and the second subscriber line comprises the first binder group segment and the second binder group segment;
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- a processor coupled to the memory and operable to determine the data rate capacity of a first subscriber line using at least one of the attenuation information and the noise information stored for the first binder group segment and the second binder group segment associated with the second subscriber line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.