Patent ID: 7016822

Claim:
A method for predicting a near end crosstalk (NEXT) noise value for a twisted pair in a telecommunications network comprising the steps of: identifying a binder group with at least one digital subscriber line, wherein the step of identifying comprises further identifying a plurality of characteristics about the binder group as well as about at least one twisted pair; wherein the characteristics include at least a gauge of the at least one twisted pair and a fill for at least one binder group; identifying at least one frequency value for signals to be transmitted over the at least one twisted pair in which to measure the noise value; identifying a number of and type of at least one disturber within the binder group which may contribute to the noise value; identifying a desired quantile adjustment; and formulating a noise model to calculate a noise value wherein the noise model accounts for the at least one frequency value for signals to be transmitted over the at least one twisted pair, the number and type of the at least one disturber within the binder group, the desired quantile adjustment as well as the characteristics of the binder group including at least the gauge of the at least one twisted pair and the fill for the at least one binder group.