METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INITIATING AND DATA COLLECTION OF SINGLE ENDED LINE TEST ON CUSTOMER PREMISES EQUIPMENT

摘要

According to certain aspects, embodiments of the invention relate to methods and apparatuses for performing diagnostics on a loop in a communications system. According to certain aspects, embodiments of the invention include performing SELT from a customer premises side of the loop. According to certain other aspects, embodiments of the invention address the issue of initiating a CPE side SELT procedure and also collecting the diagnostics data while a CPE is offline.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
configuring a customer premises equipment (CPE) to initiate a single ended line test (SELT) procedure according to configuration parameters; when the CPE is offline, causing the CPE to perform the SELT procedure according to the configuration parameters; and at the CPE, collecting diagnostics data resulting from the performed SELT procedure.