Method for measuring spectral energy interference in a cable transmission system
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1. A method for measuring spectral energy in a cable transmission system having a headend for transmitting data to transceivers in a forward path and transmitting data from the transceivers to the headend in a reverse path over a distribution system comprising the steps of:
- 1) establishing a spectral frequency measurement window having a start frequency and a stop frequency and an amplitude threshold value;
2) acquiring data over the spectral frequency measurement window representative of the magnitude of the spectral energy in the cable transmission system over the window;
3) comparing the acquired data to the amplitude threshold value; and
4) generating a display characterizing interference in the cable transmission system over the spectral frequency measurement window when the acquired data is less than the amplitude threshold value.
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Abstract
A method for measuring interference in a cable transmission system includes the step of establishing a spectrum frequency measurement window having start and stop frequencies and an amplitude threshold. Data is acquired over the window representative of the spectral energy of the cable transmission system within the window and the data is compared against the threshold value. If the data falls below the threshold value, indicating the absence of a carrier signal within the window, a display is generated characterizing the interference over the window. Additional measurement windows may be established having different start and stop frequencies and thresholds for measuring different portions of the cable transmission system frequency spectrum.
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1. A method for measuring spectral energy in a cable transmission system having a headend for transmitting data to transceivers in a forward path and transmitting data from the transceivers to the headend in a reverse path over a distribution system comprising the steps of:
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1) establishing a spectral frequency measurement window having a start frequency and a stop frequency and an amplitude threshold value; 2) acquiring data over the spectral frequency measurement window representative of the magnitude of the spectral energy in the cable transmission system over the window; 3) comparing the acquired data to the amplitude threshold value; and 4) generating a display characterizing interference in the cable transmission system over the spectral frequency measurement window when the acquired data is less than the amplitude threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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