WO2002068969A3 - Detecting a bridge tap or end-of-line of a telephone line using time-domain reflectometry - Google Patents

Detecting a bridge tap or end-of-line of a telephone line using time-domain reflectometry Download PDF

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WO2002068969A3
WO2002068969A3 PCT/US2002/004443 US0204443W WO02068969A3 WO 2002068969 A3 WO2002068969 A3 WO 2002068969A3 US 0204443 W US0204443 W US 0204443W WO 02068969 A3 WO02068969 A3 WO 02068969A3
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Rebecca W Ross
Regis J Nero Jr
Christopher S Detka
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Tollgrade Communications Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/24—Arrangements for testing

Abstract

A delay-line time-domain reflectometer (2) includes a return detector (18) configured to process a discharge pulse (22) produced by discharge of a line capacitor (16), formed by the physical relationship of a pair of conductive wires forming a telephone line (12), from a predetermined DC voltage (4). The return detector (18) includes a number of neural networks configured to process the discharge pulse (22) under the control of a controller. The neural networks enable the controller to characterize the loop configuration of the telephone line (12), where the loop configuration includes the length of the telephone line (12), the position of any bridged tap (30) connected to the telephone line (12) and/or the length of any bridged tap (30) connected to the telephone line (12).
PCT/US2002/004443 2001-02-23 2002-02-14 Detecting a bridge tap or end-of-line of a telephone line using time-domain reflectometry WO2002068969A2 (en)

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AU2002253954A AU2002253954A1 (en) 2001-02-23 2002-02-14 Detecting a bridge tap or end-of-line of a telephone line using time-domain reflectometry
DE60214183T DE60214183D1 (en) 2001-02-23 2002-02-14 DETECTING A BRIDGE RETRACT OR TELEPHONE OF A TELEPHONE LINE THROUGH TIME RANGE REFLECTOMETRY
EP02723156A EP1402709B1 (en) 2001-02-23 2002-02-14 Detecting a bridge tap or end-of-line of a telephone line using time-domain reflectometry
CA002438240A CA2438240C (en) 2001-02-23 2002-02-14 Detecting a bridge tap or end-of-line of a telephone line using time-domain reflectometry

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US09/792,726 US6574311B1 (en) 2001-02-23 2001-02-23 Apparatus and method for detecting a bridged tap and/or an end-of-line of a conventional telephone line using delay-line time-domain reflectometry
US09/792,726 2001-02-23

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