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Method for providing remote loop back testing in a digital data system having multiple protocols

Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
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Filing: 1995-12-04
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Granted: 1999-02-09
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Expires: 2015-12-04
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Abstract

Abstract An adaptive digital data unit (600) initiates and successfully completes a remote loop back test. The adaptive digital data unit (600) has a controller (610), a local transmitter (620), a local receiver (640) a timer (622) and a detector (634). When a remote adaptive digital data unit (600) transmits a first data sequence and a second data sequence, the local adaptive digital data unit (600) receives the second data sequence from the remote digital data unit and determines if the second data sequence matches one of two predetermined data sequences. If so, a test successful flag is generated.

Inventors

  • 👤 David E. Miller
  • 👤 Robert A. Barrett
  • 👤 David E. Wilder

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 11:39
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L1/00; H04L1/24; H04L1/242; H04L1/243; H04L1/241

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 134 words
A method of initiating and completing a remote loop back test in a digital data system having a local digital data unit connected to a remote digital data unit by way of a digital data network, the method comprising: (a) transmitting from the local digital data unit a first data sequence; (b) receiving at the local digital data unit a second data sequence from the remote digital data unit; (c) determining if the second data sequence matches one of two predetermined data sequences; and (d) generating a test successful flag if a match occurs; wherein step (c) further includes: (c1) determining for a first period of time if the second data sequence is an acknowledge sequence; and (c2) determining for a second period of time if the second data sequence is a reflected sequence.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 134 words
A method of initiating and completing a remote loop back test in a digital data system having a local digital data unit connected to a remote digital data unit by way of a digital data network, the method comprising: (a) transmitting from the local digital data unit a first data sequence; (b) receiving at the local digital data unit a second data sequence from the remote digital data unit; (c) determining if the second data sequence matches one of two predetermined data sequences; and (d) generating a test successful flag if a match occurs; wherein step (c) further includes: (c1) determining for a first period of time if the second data sequence is an acknowledge sequence; and (c2) determining for a second period of time if the second data sequence is a reflected sequence.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising: (e) generating a test failed flag if a match does not occur.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 26 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the acknowledge sequence is at least 1948 bits of scrambled binary ones generated by a scrambler polynomial equal to 1+X-4+X-7.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 25 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the first data sequence is two seconds of scrambled binary zeros generated by a scrambler polynomial equal to 1+X-4+X-7.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 22 words
The method of claim 3, wherein the reflected sequence is a scrambled binary zero sequence generated using a scrambler polynomial equal to1+X-4+X-7.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 15 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the first period of time is approximately 1.5 seconds.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 15 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the second period of time is approximately 2.0 seconds.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 19 words
The method of claim 2, further comprising: (f) repeating steps (a) through (e) for a predetermined number of times.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 13 words
The method of claim 8, wherein the predetermined number of times is two.

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