Data communication system with self-test facility

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2005-03-01

2005-03-01

Decady, Albert (Department: 2133)

Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery

Pulse or data error handling

Transmission facility testing

Reexamination Certificate

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06862701

ABSTRACT:
Self testing of a data communication system that includes a presettable scrambler and a complementary presettable descrambler is performed by presetting the presettable scrambler to a preset state. A seed payload field is scrambled using the presettable scrambler to generate fields of a test sequence. The fields of the test sequence are transmitted and corresponding received test sequence fields are received. The received test sequence fields are descrambled using the presettable descrambler to generate respective recovered test sequence fields. Differences between the recovered test sequence fields and the seed payload field are then detected as errors. In an embodiment, the seed payload field and the preset state of the presettable scrambler are chosen to generate a test sequence that imposes a known stress, such as a given run length, to the data communication system.

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