Method for detecting bridged taps on telephony cable
First Claim
1. A method of collecting and processing modem data, the method comprising:
- during training of a broadband modem, sending a series of tones within a frequency transmission band of the broadband modem, the series of tones having a predetermined transmission power level;
receiving the transmitted series of tones at a receiving broadband modem;
receiving a measurement value of a power level for each of the received tones in the series of tones transmitted to the receiving broadband modem;
determining a transmission loss for each of the series of tones by comparing the predetermined transmission power level and the received measured power level;
performing a statistical match comparison between each of the received tone signals and a plurality of computer models of a transmission facility, each computer model representing one or more bridged taps coupled to the transmission facility;
determining a best fit between each of the received tone signals and at least one of the plurality of computer models; and
communicating bridged tap information related to the computer model having the best fit that includes a probability that the bridged tap from the computer model represents a physical tan.
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Abstract
In a particular embodiment a method of collecting and processing modem data is provided. The method includes, during training of a broadband modem, sending a series of tones within a frequency transmission band of the broadband modem, receiving the transmitted series of tones at a receiving broadband modem, receiving a measurement value, determining a transmission loss for each of the series of tones by comparing the predetermined transmission power level, and the received measured power level, performing a statistical match comparison between each of the received tone signals and a plurality of different computer models of a single transmission facility having various bridge taps connected to the single transmission facility, and determining a best fit between each of the received tone signals and one of the plurality of the bridge tap computer models. The series of tones have a predetermined transmission power level.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of collecting and processing modem data, the method comprising:
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during training of a broadband modem, sending a series of tones within a frequency transmission band of the broadband modem, the series of tones having a predetermined transmission power level; receiving the transmitted series of tones at a receiving broadband modem; receiving a measurement value of a power level for each of the received tones in the series of tones transmitted to the receiving broadband modem; determining a transmission loss for each of the series of tones by comparing the predetermined transmission power level and the received measured power level; performing a statistical match comparison between each of the received tone signals and a plurality of computer models of a transmission facility, each computer model representing one or more bridged taps coupled to the transmission facility; determining a best fit between each of the received tone signals and at least one of the plurality of computer models; and communicating bridged tap information related to the computer model having the best fit that includes a probability that the bridged tap from the computer model represents a physical tan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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during a training session of a broadband modem device, receiving a plurality of tones communicated over a transmission facility to the broadband modem device, the plurality of tones within a frequency reception band of the broadband modem, the plurality of tones having a predetermined transmission power level; measuring a power level for each of the plurality of received tones; determining a transmission loss for each of the plurality of tones by comparing the predetermined transmission power level and the measured power level for each of the plurality of tones; performing statistical match comparisons between each of the plurality of received tones and a plurality of computer models, wherein each of the plurality of computer models represents electrical transmission properties of the transmission facility coupled to at least one bridged tap; and communicating a probability that a bridged tap of one of the computer models represents a physical tap. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A data communication system comprising:
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a memory including logic, the logic comprising; a data receiving module configured to capture data corresponding to a plurality of tones communicated during a modem training session over a transmission facility coupled to an input of a data communication modem, the plurality of tones within a frequency reception band of the data communication modem, each of the plurality of tones having a predetermined transmission power level; a measurement module to capture measurement data related to a measured power level for each of the plurality of received tones; an insertion loss routine to determine a transmission loss for each of the plurality of tones by comparing the predetermined transmission power level and the measurement data for each of the plurality of tones; statistical matching logic configured to perform statistical match comparisons between the captured measurement data and a plurality of computer models, wherein each of the plurality of computer models corresponds to electrical transmission properties of a transmission facility that is coupled to at least one bridged tap; and a bridged tap analysis module to perform an analysis on one of the computer models determined to be a best fit match to the captured measurement data and to generate bridged tap data to be communicated to a user interface, wherein the bridged tap data includes a probability that the bridged tap of the one of the computer modules represents a physical tap. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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during a training session of the broadband modem device, receiving a plurality of tones communicated over a transmission facility to the broadband modem device, the plurality of tones within a frequency reception band of the broadband modem, the plurality of tones having a predetermined transmission power level; measuring a power level for each of the plurality of received tones; determining a transmission loss for each of the plurality of tones by comparing the predetermined transmission power level and the measured power level for each of the plurality of tones; and performing statistical comparisons between each of the plurality of received tones and a plurality of computer models, wherein each of the plurality of computer models represents electrical transmission properties of a transmission facility coupled to a bridged tap; and communicating a probability that a bridged tap of one of the plurality of computer models represents a physical bridged tap. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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