Determining power over ethernet impairment
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1. A method of determining an impairment in a Power over Ethernet application, said method comprising:
- monitoring operation of an echo canceller with a tap monitor, the echo canceller being associated with a physical device, the echo canceller configured to remove echo energy from a signal;
measuring the echo energy over time;
determining that the measured echo energy over time is above a threshold indicating a saturation condition; and
responsive to said determining that the measured echo energy over time is above the threshold, triggering an alert indicating that the saturation condition is caused by an unbalanced current.
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Abstract
A system and method of determining an unbalanced current condition in Power over Ethernet applications are disclosed. In some implementations, a user or network administrator may be notified of potential impairments due to unbalanced current.
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1. A method of determining an impairment in a Power over Ethernet application, said method comprising:
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monitoring operation of an echo canceller with a tap monitor, the echo canceller being associated with a physical device, the echo canceller configured to remove echo energy from a signal; measuring the echo energy over time; determining that the measured echo energy over time is above a threshold indicating a saturation condition; and responsive to said determining that the measured echo energy over time is above the threshold, triggering an alert indicating that the saturation condition is caused by an unbalanced current. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for use in a Power over Ethernet application, the device comprising:
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an echo canceller to remove echo energy from a signal received at a receiver; and a tap monitor configured to; monitor operation of said echo canceller; compute a value of the echo energy over time; and responsive to a determination that the computed value of the echo energy over time is above a threshold, which indicates a saturation condition, trigger an alert to indicate unbalanced current as a cause of the saturation condition. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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