US 6,983,038 B2 | ||
Maintenance termination unit | ||
Blake R. Urban, Lenior, N.C. (US); and Isaac D. M White, Orlando, Fla. (US) | ||
Assigned to BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation, Wilmington, Del. (US) | ||
Filed on Oct. 29, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/282,827. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0109549 A1, Jun. 10, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. H04M 1/24 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 379—29.11 | 14 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
communicating signals from a central office along a local loop, the local loop comprising a ring wire and a tip wire;
reversing polarity between the ring wire and the tip wire;
in response to the reversed polarity, moving a magnet to isolate a customer's wiring from the local loop; and
remotely performing a test of the local loop,
wherein the reversed polarity causes the customer's wiring to be isolated from the local loop, and the local loop may be remotely
tested for trouble.
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