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Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008

Filed:

Sep. 26, 2003
Applicant:

Muhammad Akbar Khan Afzal, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);

Inventor:

Muhammad Akbar Khan Afzal, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);

Assignee:

Tollgrade Communications, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/38 (2006.01); H04B 17/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system for identifying service affecting conditions on a subscriber line in the access portion of a broadband network, particularly an ADSL network. A measurement unit provides information on the line that aids in identifying projected performance. Information from a modem on the subscriber line indicative of actual performance is obtained and compared to the predicted values. Deviations are used to identify service affecting conditions and, depending on the nature of the deviations, the type of condition affecting service on the line. The physical measurements are used to identify the length of the subscriber line. Modem information is obtained through the MIB and allows determination of the bit loading on the line. Interference sources are identified by comparing the actual bit loading to bit loading expected for a line corresponding to the measured length.


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Afzal, Muhammad Akbar Khan. (2008). Method and apparatus for identifying faults in a broadband network (U.S. Patent No. 7386039). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7386039

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