Patent ID: 7623568
Filing Date: 2009-11-24
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A device for testing a modem, the device comprising: a signal reporting circuit; a first communication port configured to be directly coupled to a modem in a computer, thereby forming a first communication link; and a second communication port coupled to a signal reporting circuit and configured to be coupled to the computer, thereby forming a second communication link that bypasses the modem, wherein the first and second communication links provide separate paths to the computer, wherein the signal reporting circuit is configured to send an initiation signal to the computer via the second communication link to initiate testing of the operation of the modem, wherein the signal reporting circuit is configured to receive first test data from the modem via the first communication link and is configured to receive second test data via the second communication link, and wherein the signal reporting circuit is configured to verify the first test data by comparing the first test data with the second test data.