Spectrum Analysis and Plant Diagnostic Tool for Communication Systems
First Claim
1. A diagnostic apparatus comprising:
- a full band capture receiver configured to receive a full band communication signal comprising multiple channels and/or services from a communication network, and convert each of the channels and/or services of the full band communication signal from an analog representation to a digital representation;
a parameter measurement unit configured to generate one or more signal parameters using the full band communication signal based at least in part on the digital representation; and
a transmitter configured to transmit a transmission signal comprising the one or more signal parameters generated using the full band communication signal.
4 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system, method, and apparatus to allow an operator of a broadcast communication system, such as a cable television or satellite television service to provide some examples, to diagnose performance of this communication system remotely. The operator of a first communication device, such as a cable modem termination system (CMTS) to provide an example, may remotely diagnosis performance problems, or potential performance problems, occurring at a second communication device, such as a cable modem (CM) to provide an example, or a group of second communication devices. For example, the operator of the first communication device may view a spectrum analysis of communication signals being routed to, processed by, and/or provided by the second communication device, or group of second communication devices, to diagnose the performance problems, or the potential performance problems, in real time.
-
Citations
22 Claims
-
1. A diagnostic apparatus comprising:
-
a full band capture receiver configured to receive a full band communication signal comprising multiple channels and/or services from a communication network, and convert each of the channels and/or services of the full band communication signal from an analog representation to a digital representation; a parameter measurement unit configured to generate one or more signal parameters using the full band communication signal based at least in part on the digital representation; and a transmitter configured to transmit a transmission signal comprising the one or more signal parameters generated using the full band communication signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. A system comprising:
-
a diagnostic apparatus comprising; a full band capture receiver configured to receive a full hand communication signal comprising multiple channels and/or services from a communication network, and convert each of the channels and/or services of the full band communication signal from an analog representation to a digital representation; a parameter measurement unit configured to generate one or more signal parameters using the full band communication signal based at least in part on the digital representation; and a transmitter configured to transmit a transmission signal comprising the one or more signal parameters generated using the full band communication signal; and a spectrum analyzer configured to receive the transmission signal, and present the one or more signal parameters. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A method, comprising:
-
receiving, at a diagnostic apparatus, a full band communication signal comprising multiple channels and/or services from a communication network; converting, by the diagnostic apparatus, each of the channels and/or services from the full band communication signal from an analog representation to a digital representation; generating, by the diagnostic apparatus, one or more signal parameters using the full band communication signal based at least in part on the digital representation; and transmitting, from the diagnostic apparatus, a transmission signal comprising the one or more signal parameters generated using the full band communication signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
-
Specification