Methods and apparatus to combine data from multiple source to characterize communication systems

摘要

A data collector combiner, a network management system, a DSL Optimizer (DSLO), or any combination thereof collects data, parameter(s), characteristic(s), information, or any combination thereof from two or more data sources. The data collector probabilistically combines at least the first and second data to estimate at least one DSL characterizing parameter.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a programmable processor to execute machine instructions obtained from a memory of the programmable processor to implement a data collector, the data collector operative to: receive first data indicative of at least one digital subscriber line (DSL) characteristic from a first data source; receive second data indicative of at least one DSL characteristic from a second data source, the second data source being different than, and not connected or associated with, the first data source; check the integrity of the first data and the second data; and check the consistency of the first data and the second data; and
the programmable processor further to execute machine instructions obtained from the memory of the programmable processor to implement a data combiner, the data combiner operative to: logically or heuristically combine the first data and the second data; and probabilistically combine the first data and the second data to estimate at least one DSL characterizing parameter given at least one conditional probability.