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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mohammad Ali Laham, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Philip Lamoureux, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Eric David Leonard, Lake Hiawatha, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/20 ;
Abstract
Method for automatically determining whether a communication trunk is operating properly without having to take the trunk out of service and without the need of a craftsperson to initiate the testing of the communication trunk. The communication trunk is tested for continuity and integrity on a periodic or aperiodic basis.