Transmission of status report of equipment in a digital transmission network
First Claim
1. Apparatus for use in the maintenance of a telecommunications network comprisinga first module for periodically transmitting a plurality of signatures for identifying equipment used in said network,a second module at a maintenance center for receiving said signatures,said first module comprisingmeans for transmitting a first stream comprising a plurality of frames of information bits,means for periodically generating a plurality of bits representing said signature for said equipment located at said first module, andin response to a first clock signal means for sequentially multiplexing one of said signature bits with one of said frames of said first information bit stream to derive a second bit stream.
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Abstract
A status report of equipment in a telecommunications network is transmitted automatically from the equipment to the network maintenance center. The status report includes information such as the serial number of the equipment and its location. Based on such a status report, the network maintenance center can keep up-to-date records of where equipment is located, how the equipment is interconnected with other components, and whether that equipment is functioning correctly. Furthermore, a portable test device can be used by a maintenance person to read the status report transmitted on the line and thereby determine the end points of any transmission line.
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1. Apparatus for use in the maintenance of a telecommunications network comprising
a first module for periodically transmitting a plurality of signatures for identifying equipment used in said network, a second module at a maintenance center for receiving said signatures, said first module comprising means for transmitting a first stream comprising a plurality of frames of information bits, means for periodically generating a plurality of bits representing said signature for said equipment located at said first module, and in response to a first clock signal means for sequentially multiplexing one of said signature bits with one of said frames of said first information bit stream to derive a second bit stream.
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7. A method for periodical transmission of a plurality of signatures for identifying equipment used in a telecommunications network to a maintenance center said method comprising the steps of
generating said signatures at a first module, transmitting said signatures from said first module, receiving said signatures at a second module, accumulating said signatures, and transmitting said signatures to a recording device, said signature generating step further comprising the steps of periodically generating a plurality of bits representing said signature, and in response to a first clock signal transmitting one of said signature bits to a multiplexing means.
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