Fault detection method and apparatus for telephone lines

A method and apparatus for detecting faults on a telephone line, the method comprising: comparing measured characteristics of the line with a model, said model modeling expected characteristics of the telephone line; and in response to the comparison, generating a fault alert signal if the compariso...

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Hauptverfasser: BIRDSALL PAUL, LUNT NICHOLAS, CHATTELL ANDREW D, BECKFORD MICHAEL W
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus for detecting faults on a telephone line, the method comprising: comparing measured characteristics of the line with a model, said model modeling expected characteristics of the telephone line; and in response to the comparison, generating a fault alert signal if the comparison between the measured characteristics and the modeled expected characteristics differ by more than a pre-determined threshold, wherein said characteristics comprise characteristics relating to the transmission of data on the line within a plurality of predetermined frequency bands