Abstract: A communications system includes a plurality of functional elements and measures properties of the functional elements. A processing function element controls the measuring and receives data from the measuring step. Communications links the central processor with the measuring element and the processing element is arranged to selectively instruct the measuring element to transmit selected data to the processing element.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 29, 1996
Date of Patent:
January 15, 2002
Assignee:
British Telecommunications public limited company