Abstract:
A modular PIM analyzer includes: a first signal amplification module provided with a first signal generator for generating a first frequency signal under control of a first MCU, and a first power amplifier for generating a first amplified frequency signal through the amplification of the first frequency signal under control of a first ALC circuit; a second signal amplification module provided with a second signal generator for generating a second frequency signal under control of a second MCU, and a second power amplifier for generating a second amplified frequency signal through the amplification of the second frequency signal under control of a second ALC circuit; and a triplexer module for extracting a test frequency signal using the first amplified frequency signal and the second amplified frequency signal, transmitting the test frequency signal to a device under test, and receiving a PIM signal being reflected from the device under test
Abstract:
System, methods and apparatus are described that facilitate tests and measurements related to multi-wire, multi-phase communications links. Information is transmitted in N-phase polarity encoded symbols and an eye pattern corresponding to the symbols may be generated such that the symbols are aligned with a trigger for each symbol that corresponds to a clock edge used to sample the symbols. The eye pattern may be used to determine sufficiency of setup times in the communication links and other such characteristics defining a communications channel capabilities.
Abstract:
A data communication system comprises a main device with a first microcomputer and an operating device with a second microcomputer. The devices are connected to each other by a first wire and by a second wire. In addition to that, input interrupt terminals of both devices are connected to the second wire. One device starts the sending of data by pulling the second wire to a first level, the detection of this by the other device is signalled back via the first wire and both devices then start an internal timer. When a predetermined time, corresponding to a data item to be sent, has lapsed the sending device pulls the second line again to the first level. This is detected by the other device, which measures the lapsed time and which uses this time to determine the data item sent by consulting preset conversion rules, that give a relation between time and a data element.
Abstract:
Loop Performance Monitoring (LPM) for DDS loops is described. Even though DDS loops have Intentional Bipolar Violations (BPVs), a Loop Coding Violations (LCVs) detection strategy based on further processing of BPVs is described. By monitoring LCVs a local loop terminating device can determine Bit Error Rate (BER).A system is described by which an Office Channel Unit (OCU) can process LCV information to determine signal quality of the signal over the incoming local loop. If the signal quality falls below a certain threshold, the OCU can cut the loop off from the DDS circuit and send control codes into the network.A system is also described where a Network Interface Unit (NIU) with the LPM system communicates incoming LCV information to the OCU using low speed signalling over the simplex path between the transmit and receive pairs. The OCU monitors incoming LCVs as well, and thus has the information necessary to determine bi-directional BER performance.
Abstract:
An HDB3 code violation detector includes a converting part for receiving positive polarity data and negative polarity data from a PCM line and for converting an HDB3 code received via the PCM line into an NRZ signal, and a first judging part receiving the positive polarity data, the negative polarity data and the NRZ signal, for judging whether or not a pattern of the NRZ signal received from the converting part is possible when the NRZ signal is NRZ "1" and for outputting a judgement result. In addition, the detector includes a second judging part receiving the positive polarity data, the negative polarity data and the NRZ signal, for judging whether or not a pattern of the NRZ signal received from the converting part is possible when the NRZ signal has a maximum of three consecutive NRZ "0"s and for outputting a judgement result. Further, the detector includes a third judging part receiving the positive polarity data, the negative polarity data and the NRZ signal, for judging whether or not a pattern of the NRZ signal received from the converting part is possible when the NRZ signal has at least four consecutive NRZ "0"s and for outputting a judgement result, and a detecting part for detecting a code violation of the HDB3 code based on the judgement results of the first, second and third judging parts.
Abstract:
For operational monitoring in PCM links, when a redundant code is used, the possibility is employed of establishing faults by violations of the code rule. In the recoding of the transmission signals in intermediate regenerators of the transmission link, it is necessary to provide a code rule violation checking device for each individual regenerator, which results in an increase in the expense in the regenerators. The code rule violation checking device disclosed is included in the pulse regenerator so that only one additional RS flip-flop, two time delay elements and two gate arrangements are necessary for this purpose. The invention may be employed in PCM links having transmission signals represented in the AMI code and, in particular, in transmission links employing element speeds of a few hundred Mbit/s.
Abstract:
A digital signal constituted by a stream of bits is so encoded that its running digital sum (RDS) is confined to a range defined by predetermined lower and upper permissible limits, i.e., absent transmission error. Instead of using a forwards-backwards digital counter to monitor the RDS, with its associated expense and relatively high power consumption when high transmission rates are involved, use is made of an analog integrator which integrates the digital signal to be monitored and generates an analog RDS signal. A digit-error signal is generated when the analog RDS signal attempts to exceed a predetermined analog value corresponding to the upper permissible limit of the RDS or to fall below a predetermined analog value corresponding to the lower permissible limit of the RDS. When the analog RDS signal makes such an attempt it is positively limited to an analog value corresponding to the affected one of the lower and upper permissible values of the RDS and for so long as such attempt continues, this constituting an advantageous way of terminating the response of the error-detecting system to the detected digit error.
Abstract:
A modified duobinary signal is separated into two (odd and even) pulse trains, each of which is representative of a bipolar pulse train. Each representative bipolar pulse train has a bit rate one-half that of the modified duobinary signal. Violations of the modified duobinary coding rules appear as violation of the bipolar coding rules. The bipolar violations which occur are detected separately for the odd and even pulse trains. The detected errors are read into an error combiner and are read out serially at the original modified duobinary bit rate.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for measuring the bit error frequency in a cable caused by crosstalk from at least one disturbing pair to a disturbed pair at transmission of a 3-level coded PCM signal utilizes the fact that a PCM signal transferred on a pair and the disturbances superimposed on this signal by crosstalk from other pairs are mathematically uncorrelated. The amplitudes of the disturbances measured on the disturbed pair are sampled after equalization in a regenerator with a sampling frequency which equals the bit time frequency of the PCM signal intended for transmission on the pair. The number of detected sampling values whose magnitude exceeds a certain threshold value is a function of the estimated bit error frequency.
Abstract:
A repeater connected in a telecommunication line receiving a pseudorandom digital signal from the line is tested in-line by superimposing a noise signal of steadily increasing amplitude on the digital signal and measuring the amplitude of the noise signal at an output of the source of the noise signal when the amplitude of the noise signals produces a predetermined number of errors in the digital signal at the output of the repeater.