Enhanced test tools
A new family of test tools is now becoming available,
often based around interaction with a field engineer’s
laptop computer or PDA. These have a great deal more
intelligence built into them, as well as new test
techniques such as those based on using xDSL
transmission parameters. One example of such a device
is the CopperMax/OSP Field Tester, jointly developed by
Spirent and BT [3].