Upstream maintenance requests for the ISDN U-interface

Author

Toth, Robert J.

Author_Institution

ADTRAN Inc., Huntsville, AL, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

7-10 Apr 1991

Firstpage

168

Abstract

A method for allowing upstream maintenance requests between intermediate elements in a distributed digital subscriber line (DSL) is demonstrated. A communication control algorithm embedded in software and driving the embedded operations channel (EOC) is developed that allows bidirectional EOC communications between intermediate units in a multipoint EOC configurations. The algorithm is compliant with both ANSI T1.601-1988 and Bellcore TR-TSY-000397. Through the implementation of this algorithm one can perform front panel tests from an intermediate transmission element in both transmission directions, thus easing trouble sectionalization and installation testing of a DSL

Keywords

ISDN; computer interfaces; electronic equipment testing; maintenance engineering; subscriber loops; telecommunications computer control; ANSI T1.601-1988; Bellcore TR-TSY-000397; ISDN U-interface; communication control algorithm; distributed digital subscriber line; embedded operations channel; front panel tests; installation testing; intermediate elements; intermediate transmission element; software; upstream maintenance requests; Bidirectional control; Communication system control; DSL; Drives; ISDN; Maintenance; Protocols; Spine; Switches; Wire;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Southeastcon '91., IEEE Proceedings of

Conference_Location

Williamsburg, VA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0033-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SECON.1991.147728

Filename

147728