Patent ID: 6885730

Claim:
A testing method comprising: receiving at a first location from a plurality of locations test signal data describing a plurality of test signals, the plurality of locations being located remotely from the first location, wherein each of the test signals corresponds to test signal data received from one of the plurality of locations; after receiving the test signal data describing the plurality of test signals, transmitting from the first location a first signal among the plurality of test signals over a first subscriber loop to a first customer premises that is located remotely from the first location and the plurality of locations, and after receiving the test signal data describing the plurality of test signals, receiving at the first location a first request for transmitting the first signal among the plurality of test signals, wherein the first request is transmitted to the first location from a location that is remotely located from the first location and the first customer premises; wherein the first request is transmitted from a location that is remotely located from a location among the plurality of locations from which data describing the first signal is transmitted to the first location.