Method and testing system for testing an analogue front end
Method for testing an analog front end coupled to a telecommunication line of a telecommunication system and a related testing system is described. The testing system comprises a single ended line testing measurement module for applying single ended line testing measurements via said analog front-end upon said line and for collecting thereby single ended line testing measurements; and a processing means for interpreting the single ended line testing measurements and for thereby judging that the analog front end being out of order and a control means for controlling the single ended line testing measurement module and processing means.
1. A method for testing an analogue front end coupled to a telecommunication line of a telecommunication system, said method comprising:
applying a single ended line testing measurement via said analogue front-end of said line and collecting thereby single ended line testing measurements; and
interpreting said single ended line testing measurements and determining whether said analogue front end is out of order;
wherein the interpreting comprises determining a total power for the received spectral densities, comparing the total power to a threshold, and determining that the analogue front end is out of order when the total power is below the threshold.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said single ended line testing measurement is a Frequency Domain Reflectometry, and said line testing measurements are signal power spectral densities.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said step of interpreting comprises comparing predefined calibration curves with a plot of said signal power spectral densities.
4. A testing system for testing an analogue front end coupled to a telecommunication line of a telecommunication system, the testing system comprising:
a single ended line testing measurement module for applying single ended line testing measurements via said analogue front-end of said telecommunication line and collecting single ended line testing measurements;
a processing means for interpreting said single ended line testing measurements and determining whether said analogue front end is out of order; and
a control means for controlling said single ended line testing measurement module and processing means;
wherein the processing means is further configured to determine a total power for the received spectral densities, to compare the total power to a threshold, and to determine that the analogue front end is out of order when the total power is below the threshold.
5. The testing system of claim 4 , wherein said single ended line testing measurement module is configured to perform a Frequency Domain Reflectometry, and said line testing measurements are signal power spectral densities.
6. The testing system of claim 5 , wherein said processing means are configured to compare predefined calibration curves with a plot of said signal power spectral densities.
7. The testing system of claim 4 , wherein said testing system is coupled to a plurality of telecommunication lines and is enabled for testing a respective analogue front end being coupled to one of said plurality of telecommunication lines.
8. The testing system of claim 4 , wherein said testing system is distributed over different network elements.
9. The testing system of claim 4 , wherein said testing system is at least partly comprised in an access node.
10. The testing system of claim 4 , wherein said testing system is at least partly comprised in a network diagnosis tool.