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Appendix B: Loopback Tests
B.1 Introduction
Each time you turn on your modem, it performs an
automatic self-test to ensure proper operation. Your
modem also has three diagnostic tests: local analog
loopback, remote digital loopback, and local digital
loopback. These ITU-T V.54 loopback tests isolate
telephone circuit and transmission problems.
In a loopback test, data from your computer loops
through the circuits of your modem and/or a remote
modem before it appears on your monitor. When the
loop has been completed, the data on your PC’s
monitor should match the original data.
The local analog loopback test allows you to verify that
the modem’s transmitter and receiver circuits are
functioning properly.
The local digital loopback allows you to verify that the
local computer or terminal, the two modems, and the
transmission line between them are functioning
properly.