1. A method for testing a component of a vectoring system, said vectoring system comprising line termination equipment having a crosstalk canceller and network termination equipment attached to said line termination equipment, the method comprising:
configuring said crosstalk canceller with a first set of crosstalk canceller parameters representing a simulated multi-wireline network, the crosstalk canceller parameters being used to mitigate crosstalk between more than two wirelines within the simulated multi-wireline network;
exchanging a first signal between said line termination equipment and said network termination equipment, said first signal being coded by said crosstalk canceller;
obtaining at said line termination equipment information indicative of an error component in a received version of said first signal; and
using said information to assess the operation of said component in said simulated multi-wireline network,
wherein the component of the vectoring system is one of a vectoring function in the line termination equipment and a functionality of the network termination equipment.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said using of said information comprises:
determining at said line termination equipment a second set of crosstalk
canceller parameter in function of said information; and
verifying whether said second set of crosstalk canceller parameters
substantially cancels said first set of crosstalk canceller parameters.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein said verifying comprises obtaining said second set of crosstalk canceller parameters from said line termination equipment, and ascertaining whether said second set of crosstalk canceller parameters is substantially a matrix-inverse of said first set of crosstalk canceller parameters.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein said verifying comprises:
calculating a third set of crosstalk canceller parameters as a function of said first set of crosstalk canceller parameters and said second set of crosstalk canceller parameters;
reconfiguring said crosstalk canceller with said third set of crosstalk canceller parameters; exchanging a second signal between said line termination equipment and said network termination equipment, said second signal being coded by said crosstalk canceller; and
detecting an error component of said coded second signal.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said crosstalk canceller comprises a precoder, wherein said exchanging of said first signal comprises transmitting said first signal from said line termination equipment to said network termination equipment, and wherein said error component is determined by said network termination equipment.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein said crosstalk canceller comprises a postcoder, wherein said exchanging of said first signal comprises transmitting said first signal from said network termination equipment to said line termination equipment, and wherein said error component is determined by said line termination equipment.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein
said line termination equipment has a management interface for performing
said configuring, said management interface being adapted to receive an
instruction to select said first set of crosstalk canceller parameters from
among a group of pre-stored sets of crosstalk canceller parameters.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein said line termination equipment has a management interface for performing said configuring, said management interface being adapted to receive an instruction specifying attenuation and crosstalk coupling coefficients constituting said first set of crosstalk canceller parameters.
9. A line termination apparatus suitable for testing a component of a vectoring system, said line termination apparatus being connectable to network termination equipment and comprising:
a crosstalk canceller adapted to be configured with a first set of crosstalk canceller parameters representing a simulated multi-wireline network, the crosstalk canceller parameters being used to mitigate crosstalk between more than two wirelines within the simulated multi-wireline network, wherein said line termination apparatus is configured to:
exchange a first signal with a line termination equipment, said first signal being coded by said crosstalk canceller;
obtain information indicative of an error component in a received version of said first signal; and
use said information to assess the operation of said component in said simulated multi-wireline network,
wherein the component of the vectoring system is one of a vectoring function in the line termination equipment and a functionality of the network termination equipment.
10. The line termination apparatus of claim 9, configured to determine a second set of crosstalk canceller parameters in function of said information and to verify whether said second set of crosstalk canceller parameters substantially cancels said first set of crosstalk canceller parameters.
11. The line termination apparatus of claim 10, configured to ascertain whether said second set of crosstalk canceller parameters is substantially a matrix-inverse of said first set of crosstalk canceller parameters.
12. The line termination apparatus of claim 10, wherein said crosstalk canceller is further adapted to be reconfigured with a third set of crosstalk canceller parameters, said line termination apparatus being further configured to:
calculate said third set of crosstalk canceller parameters as a function of said first set of crosstalk canceller parameters and said second set of crosstalk canceller parameters;
reconfigure said crosstalk canceller with said third set of crosstalk canceller parameters;
exchange a second signal with said line termination equipment, said second signal being coded by said crosstalk canceller; and
obtain a detected error component of said coded second signal.
13. The line termination apparatus of claim 9, wherein said crosstalk canceller comprises a precoder, wherein said line termination equipment is configured to exchange said first signal by transmitting said first signal to said network termination equipment, and to obtain said information from said network termination equipment.
14. The line termination apparatus of claim 9, wherein said crosstalk canceller comprises a postcoder, wherein said line termination apparatus is configured to exchange said first signal by receiving said first signal from said network termination equipment, and to obtain said information by analyzing said received version of said first signal.
15. The line termination apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a management interface adapted to receive an instruction to select said first set of crosstalk canceller parameters from among a group of pre-stored sets of crosstalk canceller parameters.
16. The line termination apparatus of claim 9, further comprising a management interface adapted to receive an instruction specifying attenuation and crosstalk coupling coefficients constituting said first set of crosstalk canceller parameters.
17. A program stored on non-transitory memory for a processor of a piece of line termination equipment having a crosstalk canceller, the program comprising instructions to carry out the method of claim 1.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
I claim:
1. A system for issuing negotiable instruments to account holders, comprising:
a customer account server programmed to host an account for each account holder and to account for a balance of funds associated with each account, and programmed to associate an account identifier and an account holder name with each account;
a plurality of negotiable instrument dispensing stations each including a dispensing station processor, a printer for printing negotiable instruments and communicating with the dispensing station processor, and at least one input device for inputting into the dispensing station processor the account identifier for one of the account holders and a monetary amount to be printed on a negotiable instrument; the dispensing station processor programmed to communicate with the customer account server to determine the balance of funds in the account associated with the account identifier input into the dispensing station processor through the input device and to instruct the printer to print a negotiable instrument payable to the account holder name and in the monetary amount input into the dispensing station processor if there is a sufficient balance of funds in the account associated with the account identifier to cover at least the monetary amount; said customer account server programmed to debit the balance of funds in the account associated with the account identifier at least by the monetary amount printed on the negotiable instrument.
2. The system as in claim 1 wherein said at least one input device includes a card reader, and a card is issued to each account holder, each card having the account identifier associated with the account holder to whom the card is issued stored in machine readable format on the card and readable by the card reader.
3. The system as in claim 2 wherein said at least one input device further includes a numeric keypad through which an account holder can enter the monetary amount into the dispensing station processor.
4. The system as in claim 1 wherein the negotiable instruments include a restrictive legend printed thereon instructing any party agreeing to cash the negotiable instrument to attempt to confirm that the person attempting to cash the negotiable instrument is the account holder whose account holder name is printed on the negotiable instrument.
5. The system as in claim 4 wherein said restrictive legend instructs the party agreeing to cash the negotiable instrument to require the person attempting to cash the negotiable instrument to present identification confirming that the person is the account holder before cashing the negotiable instrument.
6. The system as in claim 4 wherein said restrictive legend includes a maximum limit for the monetary amount of said negotiable instrument.
7. The system as in claim 1 wherein said negotiable instrument dispensing station includes a tracking identifier reader which reads a negotiable instrument tracking identifier printed on each negotiable instrument and communicates the negotiable instrument tracking identifier to the customer account server which associates the negotiable instrument tracking identifier with the account of the account holder in whose account holder name the respective negotiable instrument was issued.
8. The system as in claim 1 wherein the dispensing station processor is programmed to communicate with the customer account server to determine the balance of funds in the account associated with the account identifier input into the dispensing station processor through the input device and to instruct the printer to print a negotiable instrument payable to the account holder name and in the monetary amount input into the dispensing station processor if there is a sufficient balance of funds in the account associated with the account identifier to cover the monetary amount and any transaction fees charged to the account holder; said customer account server programmed to debit the balance of funds in the account associated with the account identifier by the monetary amount printed on the negotiable instrument and by any transaction fees charged to the account holder.
9. The system as in claim 1 wherein said customer account server is further programmed to associate a personal identification number with each account and said customer account server is programmed to require input, through the respective input device, of the personal identification number associated with the account before printing a negotiable instrument in the monetary mount requested.
10. A method of issuing negotiable instruments to a plurality of account holders comprising the steps of:
establishing an account for each account holder and associating an account identifier and an account holder name with each account;
receiving a deposit of funds from account holders and associating the funds with the account associated with the account holder supplying the funds;
receiving a request for a negotiable instrument from one of the account holders including the account identifier and a monetary amount in which the negotiable instrument is to be issued;
verifying the availability of sufficient funds in the account of the account holder from which the request is received to at least cover the monetary amount of the negotiable instrument requested by the account holder;
providing a negotiable instrument in the monetary amount requested, payable to the account holder name of the account holder requesting the negotiable instrument; and
debiting the account of the account holder to whom the negotiable instrument is provided at least by the monetary amount of the negotiable instrument.
11. The method as in claim 10 further comprising the step of:
printing a restrictive legend on each negotiable instrument issued instructing any party agreeing to cash the negotiable instrument to attempt to confirm that the person attempting to cash the negotiable instrument is the account holder whose account holder name is printed on the negotiable instrument.
12. The method as in claim 10 further comprising the step of:
printing a restrictive legend on each negotiable instrument issued instructing any the party agreeing to cash the negotiable instrument to require the person attempting to cash the negotiable instrument to present identification confirming that the person is the account holder before cashing the negotiable instrument.
13. The method as in claim 10 further comprising the step of:
printing a restrictive legend on each negotiable instrument issued which includes a maximum limit for the monetary amount of said negotiable instrument.
14. The method as in claim 10 further comprising the step of:
providing a customer account server for hosting the accounts of the account holders and on which the account holder name and the account identifier are associated with the respective account;
providing a plurality of negotiable instrument dispensing stations each including a dispensing station processor, a printer for printing negotiable instruments and communicating with the dispensing station processor, and at least one input device for an account holder to input into the dispensing station processor the account identifier and the monetary amount to be printed on the negotiable instrument.
15. The method as in claim 14 wherein the at least one input device includes a card reader and the method further comprises the step of issuing each account holder a card having the account identifier associated with the account holder to whom the card is issued stored on the card in a machine readable format which is readable by the card reader.
16. A method of issuing negotiable instruments to a plurality of account holders comprising the steps of:
establishing an account for each account holder and associating an account identifier and an account holder name with each account;
allowing each account holder to provide a plurality of authorized payee names and associating the plurality of authorized payee names with the account of the respective account holder;
receiving a deposit of funds from account holders and associating the funds with the account associated with the account holder supplying the funds;
receiving a request for a negotiable instrument from one of the account holders including the account identifier, a monetary amount in which the negotiable instrument is to be issued, and one of the plurality of authorized payee names associated with the account of the account holder;
verifying the availability of sufficient funds in the account of the account holder from which the request is received to at least cover the monetary amount of the negotiable instrument requested by the account holder;
providing the account holder making the request a negotiable instrument in the monetary amount requested and payable to the authorized payee name requested; and
debiting the account of the account holder to whom the negotiable instrument is provided at least by the monetary amount of the negotiable instrument.
17. The method as in claim 16 further comprising the step of:
providing a customer account server for hosting the accounts of the account holders and on which the account holder name, the authorized payee names and the account identifier are associated with the respective account;
providing a plurality of negotiable instrument dispensing stations each including a dispensing station processor, a printer for printing negotiable instruments and communicating with the dispensing station processor, and at least one input device for an account holder to input into the dispensing station processor the account identifier and the monetary amount to be printed on the negotiable instrument and to select one of the plurality of authorized payee names.
18. A system for issuing negotiable instruments to account holders, comprising:
a customer account server programmed to host an account for each account holder and to account for a balance of funds associated with each account, and programmed to associate an account identifier and a plurality of authorized payee names with each account;
a plurality of negotiable instrument dispensing stations each including a dispensing station processor, a printer for printing negotiable instruments and communicating with the dispensing station processor, and at least one input device for inputting into the dispensing station processor the account identifier for one of the account holders and a monetary amount to be printed on a negotiable instrument, and to select one of the plurality of authorized payee names; the dispensing station processor programmed to communicate with the customer account server to determine the balance of funds in the account associated with the account identifier input into the dispensing station processor through the input device and to instruct the printer to print a negotiable instrument payable to the selected one of the authorized payee names and in the monetary amount input into the dispensing station processor if there is a sufficient balance of funds in the account associated with the account identifier to cover at least the monetary amount; said customer account server programmed to debit the balance of funds in the account associated with the account identifier at least by the monetary amount printed on the negotiable instrument.
19. The system as in claim 18 wherein said at least one input device includes a card reader, and a card is issued to each account holder, each card having the account identifier associated with the account holder to whom the card is issued stored in machine readable format on the card and readable by the card reader.
20. The system as in claim 19 wherein said at least one input device further includes a keypad through which an account holder can enter the monetary amount into the dispensing station processor and select one of the authorized payee names.
21. The system as in claim 18 wherein the dispensing station processor is programmed to communicate with the customer account server to determine the balance of funds in the account associated with the account identifier input into the dispensing station processor through the input device and to instruct the printer to print a negotiable instrument payable to the selected one of the authorized payee names and in the monetary amount input into the dispensing station processor if there is a sufficient balance of funds in the account associated with the account identifier to cover the monetary amount and any transaction fees charged to the account holder; said customer account server programmed to debit the balance of funds in the account associated with the account identifier by the monetary amount printed on the negotiable instrument and by any transaction fees charged to the account holder.
22. The system as in claim 18 wherein said customer account server is further programmed to associate a personal identification number with each account and said customer account server is programmed to require input, through the respective input device, of the personal identification number associated with the account before printing a negotiable instrument in the monetary mount requested.