Systems and methods for loop length and bridged tap length determination of a transmission line
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1. A loop length and bridged tap length estimation system comprising:
- a controller and memory that determine a channel transfer function, using one or more signals from an initialization, for a transmission line, the initialization occurring between a first multicarrier transceiver and a second multicarrier transceiver, the one or more signals from the initialization having been transmitted or received using a multiplicity of discrete frequency carriers;
a modeling device that determines a theoretical channel transfer function; and
a loop length and bridged tap determination device that determines a loop length and at least one bridged tap length based on a comparison of the channel transfer function and the theoretical channel transfer function, wherein the theoretical channel transfer function has, as an input, at least one parameter related to a wire gauge of the transmission line.
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Abstract
Through the use of a least squares minimization concept, the loop length, the number of bridged taps and length of the bridged taps on a transmission line can be determined from readily available modem data. In particular, the loop length, the number of bridge taps and the length of bridged taps can be estimated by comparing a measured frequency domain channel impulse response of the transmission line to a model of a loop that is comprised of multiple sections and multiple bridge taps.
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1. A loop length and bridged tap length estimation system comprising:
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a controller and memory that determine a channel transfer function, using one or more signals from an initialization, for a transmission line, the initialization occurring between a first multicarrier transceiver and a second multicarrier transceiver, the one or more signals from the initialization having been transmitted or received using a multiplicity of discrete frequency carriers; a modeling device that determines a theoretical channel transfer function; and a loop length and bridged tap determination device that determines a loop length and at least one bridged tap length based on a comparison of the channel transfer function and the theoretical channel transfer function, wherein the theoretical channel transfer function has, as an input, at least one parameter related to a wire gauge of the transmission line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable information storage media having stored thereon instructions, that when executed, cause to be performed a method for loop length and bridged tap length estimation comprising:
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determining a channel transfer function for a transmission line, using one or more signals from an initialization, the initialization occurring between a first multicarrier transceiver and a second multicarrier transceiver, the one or more signals from the initialization having been transmitted or received using a multiplicity of discrete frequency carriers; determining a theoretical channel transfer function; and determining a loop length and at least one bridged tap length based on a comparison of the channel transfer function and the theoretical channel transfer function, wherein the theoretical channel transfer function has, as an input, at least one parameter related to a wire gauge of the transmission line. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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