Telecommunication auto-looper
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1. A telecommunication device comprising:
- detection means for detecting an existence of continuity in a network path between at least two nodes of a network whereby addressable codes activate at least one switch connecting said at least two nodes to produce one of a loop-up state and a loop-down state.
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Abstract
An auto-looper for a telecommunications network. The auto-looper detects the existence of continuity in a network path between at least two nodes of the network by activating at least one switch connecting the at least two nodes upon receipt of at least one addressable code to produce a loop-up state or a loop-down state.
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22 Claims
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1. A telecommunication device comprising:
detection means for detecting an existence of continuity in a network path between at least two nodes of a network whereby addressable codes activate at least one switch connecting said at least two nodes to produce one of a loop-up state and a loop-down state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a telecommunication network comprising at least two nodes and at least one detection means for detecting an existence of continuity in a network path joining said at least two nodes, said detection means comprising at least one normally open switch connecting said at least two nodes, a method for determining the continuity of said network path comprising the steps of:
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sending an addressable code to said detection means, resulting in said at least one normally open switch closing and generation of a loop-up state; and
transmitting an addressable loop-up acknowledgment code with said detection means to one of said two nodes, resulting in a determination of the continuity of the network path between said detection means and said one of said two nodes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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15. A telecommunications network comprising:
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at least two nodes;
a network path connected to each of said at least two nodes and providing a communication there between; and
detector means comprising at least one normally open switch and at least one addressable code whereby, upon transmission of said addressable code to said detection means, said at least one normally open switch closes, creating a loop-up state, said at least one normally open switch connecting said detector means to said network path between said at least two nodes.
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