Modular unit for stimulating performance in multi-lines digital subscriber line (xDSL) system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9460244-B2
Application number	US-201013885294-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2010
Priority date	Nov 16, 2010
Publication date	Oct 4, 2016
Grant date	Oct 4, 2016

Abstract

According to embodiments of the present invention, a multi-lines cable simulator is provided which is able to simulate also crosstalk between lines. The multi-lines cable simulator is comprised in a modular unit configured to simulate increased number of lines by means adding further modular units. According to further embodiments, the modular unit is configured to also simulate increased line length by means of adding further modular units.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A modular unit for simulating performance of a multi-lines cable between a Central Office (CO) and several Customer Premises Equipments (CPEs); the modular unit comprises:
a first set of n connectors and a second set of n connectors configured to connect in a first dimension the modular unit between the CO and the CPEs;
a first crosstalk simulator configured to simulate crosstalk within a first bundle of n number of lines and a first length simulator configured to simulate a first predefined line length; and
a third set of n connectors configured to connect the modular unit with a second modular unit in a second dimension,
wherein the second modular unit comprises:
a second crosstalk simulator configured to simulate crosstalk within a second bundle of n number of lines; and
a second length simulator, wherein the second length simulator is configured to simulate a second predefined line length,

wherein the first crosstalk simulator is further configured to simulate crosstalk within the first bundle of n number of lines by taking into account crosstalk from the second bundle of n number of lines when the modular unit is connected to the second modular unit,
wherein the second crosstalk simulator is further configured to simulate crosstalk within the second bundle of n number of lines by taking into account crosstalk from the first bundle of n number of lines when the second modular unit is connected to the modular unit, and
wherein the first and second crosstalk simulators comprise a line connector for each line of the first bundle of n number of lines and the second bundle of n number of lines, each of the line connectors configured to receive alien noise injection.

2. The modular unit according to claim 1 , the modular unit further comprises:
a fourth set of n connectors configured to connect the modular unit with a third modular unit in the second dimension, wherein the third modular unit comprises a third bundle of n number of lines and a third crosstalk simulator configured to simulate crosstalk within the third bundle of n number of lines and a third length simulator configured to simulate a third predefined line length, and wherein the first crosstalk simulator is further configured to simulate crosstalk within the first bundle of n number of lines by taking into account crosstalk from at least one of the second and third bundles of n number of lines when the modular unit is correspondingly connected to at least one of the second modular unit and the third modular unit.

3. The modular unit according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a fifth set of n connectors configured to connect the modular unit with a fourth modular unit in a third dimension comprising a fourth bundle of n number of lines, and
a sixth set of n connectors configured to connect the modular unit with a fifth modular unit in the third dimension comprising a fifth bundle of n number of lines, wherein the fourth and the fifth modular unit comprises a respective crosstalk simulator configured to simulate crosstalk within the respective bundle of n number of lines and a respective length simulator configured to simulate a respective line length, wherein the first crosstalk simulator is further configured to simulate crosstalk within the first bundle of n number of lines by taking into account crosstalk from at least one of the second, third, fourth and fifth bundles of n number of lines when the modular unit is correspondingly connected to at least one of the second, third, fourth, and fifth modular units.

4. The modular unit according to claim 1 , wherein the first set of n connectors and the second set of n connectors are configured to connect in a first dimension the modular unit to at least a sixth modular unit between the CO and the CPEs, to extend the simulated line length, wherein the sixth modular unit comprises a sixth bundle of n number of lines, a crosstalk simulator configured to simulate crosstalk within the sixth bundle of n number of lines, and a length simulator configured to simulate a predefined sixth line length.

5. The modular unit according to claim 1 , wherein the modular unit comprises an attenuation simulator network for each line of the first bundle of n number of lines.

6. A system for simulating performance of a multi-lines cable comprising:
a Central Office (CO);
a plurality of Customer Premises Equipments (CPEs);
a first modular unit; and
a second modular unit;
wherein the first modular unit comprises:
a first set of n connectors and a second set of n connectors configured to connect in a first dimension the first modular unit between the CO and the CPEs;
a first crosstalk simulator configured to simulate crosstalk within a first bundle of n number of lines and a first length simulator configured to simulate a first predefined line length; and
a third set of n connectors configured to connect the first modular unit with a second modular unit in a second dimension,

wherein the second modular unit comprises:
a second crosstalk simulator configured to simulate crosstalk within a second bundle of n number of lines; and
a second length simulator, wherein the second length simulator is configured to simulate a second predefined line length,

wherein the first crosstalk simulator is further configured to simulate crosstalk within the first bundle of n number of lines by taking into account crosstalk from the second bundle of n number of lines when the first modular unit is connected to the second modular unit,
wherein the second crosstalk simulator is further configured to simulate crosstalk within the second bundle of n number of lines by taking into account crosstalk from the first bundle of n number of lines when the second modular unit is connected to the first modular unit, and
wherein the first and second crosstalk simulators comprise a line connector for each line of the first bundle of n number of lines and the second bundle of n number of lines, each of the line connectors configured to receive alien noise injection.

7. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the first modular unit further comprises:
a fourth set of n connectors configured to connect the first modular unit with a third modular unit in the second dimension, wherein the third modular unit comprises a third crosstalk simulator configured to simulate crosstalk within a third bundle of n number of lines and a third length simulator configured to simulate a third predefined line length, and wherein the first crosstalk simulator is further configured to simulate crosstalk within the first bundle of n number of lines by taking into account crosstalk from at least one of the second and third bundles of n number of lines when the first modular unit is correspondingly connected with at least one of the second modular unit and the third modular unit.

8. The system according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a fifth set of n connectors configured to connect the first modular unit with a fourth modular unit in a third dimension associated with a fourth bundle of n number of lines, and
a sixth set of n connectors configured to connect the first modular unit with a fifth modular unit in the third dimension associated with a fifth bundle of n number of lines, wherein the fourth and the fifth modular unit comprises a respective crosstalk simulator configured to simulate crosstalk within the respective bundle of n number of lines and a respective length simulator configured to simulate a respective line length, wherein the first crosstalk simulator is further configured to simulate crosstalk within the first bundle of n number of lines by taking into account crosstalk from at least one of the second, third, fourth and fifth bundles of n number of lines w

Assignees

• Grosso Renato
• ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M (publ)

Inventors

• Grosso Renato

Classifications

• H04M3/34

  Testing for cross-talk · CPC title

• H04M3/305

  testing of physical copper line parameters, e.g. capacitance or resistance (locating faults in cables G01R31/08) · CPC title

• H04B3/487

  Testing crosstalk effects · CPC title

• G06F30/20

  Design optimisation, verification or simulation (optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30) · CPC title

• H04B3/40 Primary

  Artificial lines; Networks simulating a line of certain length · CPC title