Method for evaluating a communication link, terminal and system therefor
First Claim
1. A method of evaluating a communications link between a communications module connected to a meter and a remote reading terminal, the method comprising:
- establishing said communications link between said communications module and said remote reading terminal under given operating conditions; and
under substantially the same operating conditions, attenuating in a controlled manner at least one communications parameter of said remote reading terminal, and detecting whether the communications link between the module and the terminal is established,wherein said at least one communications parameter is at least one of a transmitter power and a receiver sensitivity.
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Abstract
A communications link is evaluated between a communications module connected to a meter and a remote reading terminal. The communications link is established between the meter'"'"'s communications module and the remote reading terminal under given operating conditions. Then, under substantially the same operating conditions, at least one of the communications parameters of the remote reading terminal is controllable attenuated, and a detection operation is performed to determine whether the communications link between the meter'"'"'s communications module and the remote reading terminal is still established. Communications parameters of the remote reading terminal that are controllably attenuated, either alone or in combination, include transmitter power and receiver sensitivity.
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1. A method of evaluating a communications link between a communications module connected to a meter and a remote reading terminal, the method comprising:
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establishing said communications link between said communications module and said remote reading terminal under given operating conditions; and under substantially the same operating conditions, attenuating in a controlled manner at least one communications parameter of said remote reading terminal, and detecting whether the communications link between the module and the terminal is established, wherein said at least one communications parameter is at least one of a transmitter power and a receiver sensitivity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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