Testing method for subscriber line testing

• US 5,416,825 A
• Filed: 07/21/1993
• Issued: 05/16/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Renger, Wolfgang, Zeitz, Gerald
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shankar, Vijay
• Application Number:
  US08/093,922
• Time in Patent Office: 664 Days
• Field of Search: 379/1, 379/2, 379/10, 379/15, 379/27-30
• US Class Current: 379/29.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/30 for subscriber's lines , for the local loop
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0414 Details

Abstract

Testing method for subscriber line testing (TS, TL) in a program-controlled communications system or switching equipment (EWSD), whereby a first or a second test execution program module (CT, LT), a test address data program module (TA) and a test decision program module (UC) initiates and implements testing procedures. These are read out of a test data program module (CD) by version-associated query sequences in the sense of a decision tree (E) for the identification of test limit values. The test limit values that are needed for a line test can be prescribed by the operator.

Claims

1. A testing method for subscriber line testing in at least one of a program-controlled communications system and switching equipment therein that is version-specific settable, comprising the steps of:

selecting and implementing test procedures by at least one test execution program module to provide test measured values;

using stored, version-associated test limit values for country classification of the test measured values;

reading out version-associated query sequences from a test data program module according to a decision tree for identification of test limit values; and

accessing test limit values stored in the test data program module dependent on identifications formed in processing of the query sequences.

2. The testing method according to claim 1, wherein the testing method further comprises implementing test preparations that distinguish between external and internal subscriber equipment and forwarding test measurement commands to a test unit.

3. The testing method according to claim 1, wherein a central test control program module has access to the test program modules.

4. The testing method according to claim 1, wherein the testing method further comprises intermediately storing test program module data in a backup memory.

5. The testing method according to claim 4, wherein the test program module data comprises subscriber circuit types, source addresses, decision criteria, test limit values, and data of a coordination processor.

6. The testing method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises forming decision criteria from country-dependent data of the communications system or switching equipment.

7. The testing method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises adapting the test limit values to test limit values for a selected country in the program-controlled communications system or switching equipment.

8. The testing method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises adjustably prescribing the test limit values that classify the test measured value data for a configured subscriber-associated line arrangement.

9. The testing method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises accessing, by first test data program module, basic data of a communications system and implementing a comparing test procedure to compare the basic data to system data from the test data program module.

10. The testing method according to claim 9, wherein the basic data is subscriber data.

11. A testing method for subscriber line testing in at least one of a program-controlled communications system and switching equipment therein that is version-specific settable, comprising the steps of:

selecting and implementing test procedures by at least one test execution program module to provide test measured values;

using stored, version-associated test limit values for classification of the test measured values, the test limit values being adapted to test limit values for a selected country in the program-controlled communications system or switching equipment;

reading out version-associated query sequences from a test data program module according to a decision tree for identification of test limit values, decision criteria therefor being formed from country-dependent data of the communications system or switching equipment; and

accessing test limit values stored in the test data program module dependent on identifications formed in processing of the query sequences.

12. The testing method according to claim 11, wherein the testing method further comprises implementing test preparations that distinguish between external and internal subscriber equipment and forwarding test measurement commands to a test unit.

13. The testing method according to claim 11, wherein a central test control program module has access to the test program modules.

14. The testing method according to claim 11, wherein the testing method further comprises intermediately storing test program module data in a backup memory.

15. The testing method according to claim 14, wherein the test program module data comprises subscriber circuit types, source addresses, decision criteria, test limit values, and data of a coordination processor.

16. The testing method according to claim 11, wherein the method further comprises accessing, by first test data program module basic, data of a communications system and implementing a comparing test procedure to compare the basic data to system data from the test data program module.

17. A testing method for subscriber line testing in at least one of a program-controlled communications system and switching equipment therein that is version-specific settable, comprising the steps of:

selecting and implementing test procedures by at least one test execution program module to provide test measured values;

using stored, version-associated test limit values for classification of the test measured values, the test limit values being adapted to test limit values for a selected country in the program-controlled communications system or switching equipment;

reading out version-associated query sequences from a test data program module according to a decision tree for identification of test limit values, decision criteria therefor being formed from country-dependent data of the communications system or switching equipment;

accessing test limit values stored in the test data program module dependent on identifications formed in processing of the query sequences; and

accessing, by a first test data program module, basic data of the communications system and implementing a comparing test procedure to compare the basic data to system data from the test data program module.

18. The testing method according to claim 17, wherein a central test control program module has access to the test program modules.

19. The testing method according to claim 17, wherein the testing method further comprises intermediately storing test program module data, in a backup memory.

20. The testing method according to claim 17, wherein the method further comprises adjustably prescribing the test limit values that classify the test measured value data for a configured subscriber-associated line arrangement.