Integrated ethernet over coaxial cable, STB, and physical layer test and monitoring

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8948018
APP PUB NO 20120099436A1
SERIAL NO

13279627

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In a method of testing a residential broadband communication network, a residential gateway or set top box (STB) performs one or more single-ended parametric tests of the residential network that runs therebetween. The residential gateway or STB also performs one or more single-ended reflectometry tests of the residential network that runs therebetween. The residential gateway and the STB perform one or more dual-ended tests of the residential network that runs therebetween. The residential gateway dispatches the results of the foregoing tests to either: a device on the residential network, a device of another network that supplies broadband services to the residential network, or an intelligent device coupled to the residential gateway.

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TOLLGRADE COMMUNICATIONS INC103 SPRINGER BUILDING 3411 SILVERSIDE ROAD WILMINGTON DE 19810

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Afzal, Muhammad A Wexford, US 8 124
Nulty, Gregory M Reston, US 13 480
Vitanza, Timothy J Mars, US 4 12

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