Method of and circuit arrangement for evaluating the output signals of

Abstract

The flow of direct current and/or ringing alternating current in a telephone line subscriber loop is detected by means of current flow detectors. The output signals produced by the current flow detectors are applied to an evaluation circuit, the zero-crossings of the ringing alternating current being used to determine whether a ringing alternating current has been superimposed on the loop direct current. In order to increase the reliability of the evaluation and to detect noise voltages coupled into the subscriber-loop, the durations of positive and negative half-waves of the loop current are measured and the evaluation is effected by comparing the sum and the ratios of the measured values relative to a presettable threshold.