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January 13, 2011 at 12:27 pm #2212675
What does a good DSL waveform (signal) look like?
Lockedby mpersic · about 13 years, 2 months ago
Does anyone know what a clean SHDSL signal should look like on an oscilloscope? We are using two Westermo DDW-120 Ethernet Extenders and they seem to be resetting. I think induced noise on the copper pair between the two extenders is causing a problem. The extenders are dropping out. Does anyone have a reference picture of the DAL signal and/or any information on characteristics of a dsl signal.
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January 13, 2011 at 12:27 pm #2878349
Clarifications
by mpersic · about 13 years, 2 months ago
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Clarifications
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January 13, 2011 at 1:29 pm #2878337
Firstly I’ve never looked but as any signal
by oh smeg · about 13 years, 2 months ago
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But a signal like this would vary depending on what is being transmitted I think you’ll find that you need 2 CRO traces and compare the Waveforms. One at the Starting point and one at the receiving point and check for differences.
As this can have a fairly large distance like 6 miles between sender and receiver depending on your installation you may need a couple of DSO and compare the waveforms after the event.
Col
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January 14, 2011 at 9:08 am #2878214
Too long
by twors88 · about 13 years, 2 months ago
In reply to Firstly I’ve never looked but as any signal
The cable could be too long, producing too much crosstalk. But, both of you are way more in depth about this issue than i can go.
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January 17, 2011 at 8:54 am #2849081
test equipment
by bboyd@ · about 13 years, 2 months ago
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Not sure you will see anything useful with just a scope. put a generator at 276k and watch for noise using a scope might work.
Better to use a simple cat5/phone line scanner the installers check lines with.
One thing to note is SHDSL cannot be used on a line with a phone splitter/microfilter.
Noise is usually not a problem in twisted pair systems. Induced current on the line is canceled by the opposite current on the pair line.
Because its a two pair system you can improve error tolerance by dropping data rate.
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January 18, 2011 at 12:28 pm #2848886
That device has it’s own diagnostics tool
by robo_dev · about 13 years, 2 months ago
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Do not reinvent the wheel:)
Information from diagnostic tool
? Software release
? Serial number
? DIP switch settings
? If the unit is configured as CO or CPE
? Ethernet link status
? Ethernet data rate
? Ethernet duplex
? System uptime
? DSL uptime
? DSL negotiations
? LFF status
? DSL link state
? DSL data rate
? DSL noise margin (information is sampled and continually displayed)-
January 18, 2011 at 1:56 pm #2848867
Used the Diagnostic Tool
by mpersic · about 13 years, 2 months ago
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Yes, I have the diagnostic tool (using one at each end). The tool does show the signal to noise ratio and link state. However, it doesn’t show “why” the link is down. With the oscope I was hoping to identify a frequency or noise burst that was causing the link loss. If I could see the noise then I have a better chance at determining the source.
Interesting that the POTS telephone (which shares the same 50 pair commline) is complete static a lot of the time when the link is sometimes up and always when the link is down.
Replacing the commline is not an option (due to resources) and the commline was installed new. The conductors all check out at about 150 Ohms from end to end.
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September 25, 2011 at 1:36 pm #2899810
Hi
by jangirke · about 12 years, 6 months ago
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I don’t know anything about it but my stereo was giving me static and I used ferrite cores to suppress it.
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September 25, 2011 at 5:50 pm #2899796
Bad Device or Premise Wiring
by thechas · about 12 years, 6 months ago
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If you have a lot of static on your phones, then you either have a bad device on the phone line, or your premise wiring is bad.
I would start by taking a close look at your POTS / DSL splitter.
Next, check with the DSL off, plug a phone straight into the main line with no other device connected and see if you still have static.
If no static on a direct connection, the problem is a device or your wiring.
If you have static on the incoming line, the problem is between your building and the central switch.My guess is that you will find either a phone cord that has been rolled over by a chair or pinched in a door. Or, a line in a wall that has been rubbing on a staple for years.
Taking a quick review of DSL technical data, a low frequency spectrum analyzer is going to be a better tool than a scope to look at the DSL signal. The signal can vary between 26 KHz and over 1 MHz.
While this article is for designing DSL receiver circuits, it does provide decent technical data.
One other point, the phone signal is balanced and most scope inputs are unbalanced. To see a signal of any value you either need an isolated scope with a differential input, or a 2 channel scope that allows you to view the sum or difference of the 2 channels.
Chas
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