• DocumentCode
    1402479
  • Title

    Exact conditions for the symmetry of a loop

  • Author

    Galli, Stefano

  • Author_Institution
    Telcordia Technol. Inc., Morristown, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2000
  • Firstpage
    307
  • Lastpage
    309
  • Abstract
    It is well known that a loop looks the same from both ends provided that its topology is approximately symmetrical with respect to the midpoint of the line. However, to the best of the author´s knowledge, no explicit proof has ever been given to confirm or refute this property. In this article, it is mathematically proved for the first time that a telephone line, regardless of its topology, is always a symmetric channel (same frequency transfer function from either side) provided that the source and load impedances be the same.
  • Keywords
    network topology; subscriber loops; transfer functions; transmission line matrix methods; twisted pair cables; two-port networks; ABCD matrix; exact conditions; frequency transfer function; load impedance; loop symmetry; source impedance; subscriber loop; symmetric channel; telephone line topology; transmission line theory; transmission matrix; twisted-pair cable; two-port network; Frequency; Impedance; Network topology; Power cables; Propagation constant; Telephony; Transfer functions; Transmission line matrix methods; Transmission line theory; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1089-7798
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/4234.880817
  • Filename
    880817