FREQUENCY RESPONSE METHOD TO DETECT CONNECTION FLAWS WITHIN A BROADBAND WIRE TECHNOLOGY

摘要

THE PRESENT INVENTION PROVIDES A METHOD FOR DETECTING CONNECTION FLAWS WITHIN A BROADBAND WIRE NETWORK, SUCH AS AN ADSL. THE METHOD MAY COMPRISE VERIFYING FREQUENCY RESPONSE RELATED TO CABLE LINES USED IN BROADBAND NETWORK, WITHIN A RANGE OF FREQUENCY. THEREAFTER, STANDARD CABLE LOSSES SUBJECTED TO CABLE LINES MAY BE SUBTRACTED FROM MEASURED TRANSMISSION LOSS. FURTHER, TOTAL CONNECTION LOSS FOR THE NETWORK AT SITE OF OPERATION MAY BE CALCULATED, WHICH MAY BE THEN COMPARED TO GOOD (OR SAFE) CONNECTION LOSS, WITH A SET VALUE OF VARIANCE MARGIN; WHERE GOOD CONNECTION LOSS IS STANDARDIZED TO CONNECTION TYPES ADOPTED FOR ADSL. THE DEFLECTION OF TOTAL CONNECTION LOSS FROM GOOD CONNECTION LOSS MAY INDICATE CORRECTNESS OF CONNECTION PROCEDURES ADOPTED IN ADSL. RESULTANTLY, CONNECTION FLAWS MAY BE DETECTED AND FURTHER AVOIDED OR CORRECTED. ADVANTAGEOUSLY, ADSL SPEEDS MAY BE IMPROVED SINCE CONNECTION FLAWS ARE CORRECTED WITH TIME. THE INVENTION RELATES TO MEASURING LOSSES AT HIGHER FREQUENCIES.