Abstract:
A power line data transceiver is for transmitting or receiving data over a power line. The power line is adapted to distribute electric power. The power line transmitter has a data transceiver coupled to the at least two wires of the shielded cable via a capacitive coupling network. The data transceiver is configured to transmit or receive a data signal over the at least two wires of the shielded cable. A power supply is coupled to the shielded cable over an inductive coupling network. The power supply is configured to inject a feeding current on the at least two wires of the shielded cable for feeding the electric load with electric power, and to receive a return current from the electric load over the conductive shield of the shielded cable.
Abstract:
A system for testing line attenuation defects includes a data transmission line configured to transmit a forward signal in a first direction, at least one reflection point at a first location along the data transmission line, a test probe configured to (i) electrically contact a center conductor at a second location along the data transmission line, (ii) introduce a broadband data signal onto the data transmission line, and (iii) measure, at the second location, a return signal from the reflection point, and a spectrum capturing device in operable contact with the test probe. The spectrum capturing device is configured to (i) collect and arrange frequency data measured by the test probe for the test signal, the return signal, and a standing wave created by the sum of the broadband data signal and the return signal, (ii) determine the voltage VSWR of the standing wave, and (iii) calculate a line loss from the VSWR.
Abstract:
A welding system having a welding power supply and a processor is provided. The welding power supply is configured to provide a welding power for a welding application through a weld cable. The processor is disposed within the welding power supply and the processor is configured to transmit and receive data related to a welding operating parameter through the weld cable. The processor is also configured to determine an equalization filter coefficient related to the weld cable.
Abstract:
A channel transmission characteristic obtaining method and apparatus, where the method includes obtaining transmission characteristic curves of at least two channels in a cable modem in a channel scanning manner, where the at least two channels form one contiguous frequency band, and frequencies corresponding to the transmission characteristic curves of the at least two channels include frequency values on a same order of magnitude, and amplitude values on a same order of magnitude, translating the transmission characteristic curves of the channels in an amplitude direction, to make amplitudes corresponding to same frequencies on all transmission characteristic curves overlapped in order to form one continuous curve, and setting the continuous curve as a transmission characteristic curve of the contiguous frequency band.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices are described for wired communication. In one aspect, a method relates to detecting cable impairments with reflectometry. The method includes transmitting a test signal and receiving one or more reflected signals in response to the test signal. The method also includes applying a first asymmetric windowing function to the one or more reflected signals to generate frequency domain data. Additionally, the method includes transforming the frequency domain data from a frequency-domain representation to a time-domain representation to generate a time domain reflectometry (TDR) signal. The method can detect and locate a bridge tap, line cut, and/or termination condition on the transmission line.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for modifying signals are provided. Embodiments include staged low noise amplifiers (LNA's) in order to customize signal modification. Signals may be modified at various fixed gains by different LNA's within a device. Additionally, signals may be attenuated or receive no modification at all in order to ensure signals are within a preferred signal range.
Abstract:
A modem or associated computing or testing device is configured to detect the presence of one or more faults that affect DSL communications, and upon their detection, generate, for example, an indication, communication or message that recommends corrective action. In this context, a fault is generally caused by one or more unfiltered devices, impulsive noises, malfunctioning modems, or other factor that does not affect measured attenuation or measured noise, but does affect the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the link. In addition to being able to generate a message guiding a user through corrective action, the system can estimate the rate impact of the detected fault.
Abstract:
A customer premises equipment (“CPE”) device for use with a cable signal provided by a cable system. The CPE device includes an antenna and a signal processing system. The antenna receives an interfering radio frequency (“RF”) signal generated by one or more external wireless signal sources as a copy signal. The signal processing system receives the interfering RF signal, the cable signal, and the copy signal, modifies the copy signal to produce a processed copy signal, and combines the cable signal, the interfering RF signal, and the processed copy signal to produce a combined signal. The signal processing system also monitors error rate values of the combined signal, and adjusts the copy signal such that the copy signal at least partially cancels the interfering RF signal in the combined signal thereby reducing the error rate values of the combined signal.
Abstract:
A modem or associated computing or testing device is configured to detect the presence of one or more faults that affect DSL communications, and upon their detection, generate, for example, an indication, communication or message that recommends corrective action. In this context, a fault is generally caused by one or more unfiltered devices, impulsive noises, malfunctioning modems, or other factor that does not affect measured attenuation or measured noise, but does affect the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the link. In addition to being able to generate a message guiding a user through corrective action, the system can estimate the rate impact of the detected fault.
Abstract:
A signal processing system that includes a transmitter component, a receiver component, a comparison component and an execution component is provided. The transmitter component transmits a predetermined detection signal, using one or other of a plurality of signal lines of a transmission path. The receiver component receives an interference signal, occurring in a different signal line from the signal line the transmitter component used for transmitting the detection signal, the interference signal occurring from interference due to the detection signal transmitted from the transmitter component. The comparison component compares a voltage value of the interference signal received by the receiver component with a predetermined reference voltage value. The execution component, based on a comparison result of comparison by the comparison component, executes predetermined processing according to the comparison result.