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Systems and methods for evaluating customer premises networks

  • US 10,033,618 B1
  • Filed: 01/18/2012
  • Issued: 07/24/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A tester device to evaluate a wired network, the tester device including:

  • a first wired connector to couple the tester device to the wired network;

    a second wired connector to couple the tester device to the wired network;

    wherein the tester device is dedicated to testing, without a local input for initiating tests or a local display for test results, and not incorporated into a service provider installed interface or customer-premises equipment (CPE);

    a wireless transceiver to wirelessly couple the tester device to a handheld device; and

    a signal processing module coupled to the first and second wired connectors and the wireless transceiver, and including logic to;

    emulate, as the CPE, a set-top box to receive a first signal on the first wired connector;

    emulate, as the CPE, a modem to send or receive a second signal on the second wired connector;

    receive command data from the handheld device to execute a testing routine on the first signal and the second signal;

    analyze the first signal or the second signal during the testing routine to produce reports concerning one or more performance metrics of the first signal or the second signal; and

    transmit the reports for display on the handheld device.

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