Remote measurement unit containing integrated line measurement and conditioning functionality for performing remotely commanded testing and conditioning of telephone line circuits

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5615225
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08194232

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A processor-controlled integrated telephone line measurement and conditioning apparatus installable at a remote site provides a multiplicity of measurement and conditioning functions that are selectively executable in response to commands issued from a supervisory command site. The dual measurement and conditioning capabilities of the architecture of the present invention impart both remote measurement unit (RMU) functionality and metallic access unit (MAU) functionality that may be individually accessed and controlled. The RMU operates primarily as a test head that performs mechanized loop testing (MLT) tasks, while the MAU is operative to impart prescribed electrical conditions to a specified line circuit. When controllably accessed to operate as an RMU, the present invention responds to instructions from a command site (loop maintenance operations systems) and performs single-line demand tests on a line provided by a pair gain system. To operate as an MAU, the system receives commands from a direct access test unit (DATU) and performs line conditioning functions on the test line provided by the pair gain system.

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FLUKE CORPORATION6920 SEAWAY BOULEVARD EVERETT WA 98203

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Foster, Derek G Thousand Oaks, CA 3 55
Kennedy, Michael Ventura, CA 56 1446
Knight, Alex Danville, IN 5 209
Pierce, Ben A Ojai, CA 3 65
Schillaci, Onofrio Camarillo, CA 12 475
Siu, Edward K W Simi Valley, CA 5 152

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