Sweep method using digital signals
First Claim
1. A method of determining a frequency response of a communication system, comprising:
- tuning to a selected digital channel frequency;
obtaining an absolute signal strength measurement for said selected digital channel frequency;
obtaining relative frequency response measurements for said selected digital channel frequency; and
combining said relative frequency response measurements and said absolute signal strength measurement to obtain an absolute level frequency response for said selected digital channel frequency.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method, for determining the total frequency response of a communication system, include one or more testers each having a tuner, digital demodulation circuitry, and a controller that measures an absolute power level at the tester location for a particular channel and that measures a relative frequency response for the channel based on the tap weight coefficients from the digital demodulation circuitry. The absolute and relative measurements are combined and then recorded by each tester. The combined values of two or more testers are compared to determine the total frequency response of the communication system. The relative response measurements are converted from time domain to frequency domain by fast Fourier transformation. The controllers maintain a channel plan for sequencing the sweeping of consecutive channels.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of determining a frequency response of a communication system, comprising:
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tuning to a selected digital channel frequency; obtaining an absolute signal strength measurement for said selected digital channel frequency; obtaining relative frequency response measurements for said selected digital channel frequency; and combining said relative frequency response measurements and said absolute signal strength measurement to obtain an absolute level frequency response for said selected digital channel frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of determining a frequency response of a communication system, comprising:
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tuning to a frequency of a selected digital channel; obtaining first relative frequency response measurements for said selected digital channel for a first location; obtaining second relative frequency response measurements for said selected digital channel for a second location; obtaining an absolute signal strength at said first location and said second location; combining said first relative frequency response measurements and said first location absolute signal strength to obtain a first absolute level frequency response value; combining said second relative frequency response measurements and said second location absolute signal strength to obtain a second absolute level frequency response value; and comparing said first absolute level frequency response value from said second absolute level frequency response value to obtain said frequency response of the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for sweep testing a communication system, comprising:
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a tuner; digital demodulation and decoding circuitry configured to receive a signal at a selected channel frequency from said tuner and configured to output adaptive equalizer weights; and a controller having a channel list, said controller operative to select in sequence, via said tuner, every channel listed for a desired frequency band, to measure and record absolute power for each respective selected channel, to acquire lock for a predetermined time on each respective selected channel, to measure and record a relative frequency response of each respective selected channel based on said adaptive equalizer weights during each corresponding channel lock time, and to combine the absolute power measurement with the corresponding relative frequency response measurement for each selected channel to output a system frequency response based on said combined measurements. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus for determining a frequency response of a communication system, comprising:
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a tuner operative to tune to a selected digital channel frequency band; and a measurement circuit, said measurement circuit operative to; obtain an absolute signal strength measurement for said selected digital channel frequency band; obtain relative frequency response measurements for said selected digital channel frequency band; and combine said relative frequency response measurements and said absolute signal strength measurements to obtain an absolute level frequency response for said selected digital channel frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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