Electricity: measuring and testing – Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components – For fault location
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-31
2006-01-31
Deb, Anjan (Department: 2858)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components
For fault location
C324S534000, C324S543000, C702S108000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06992491
ABSTRACT:
A cable tester tests cable and determines a cable pass/fail status. A pretest module senses activity on the cable and selectively enables testing based on the sensed activity. A test module is enabled by the pretest module, transmits a test pulse on the cable, measures a reflection amplitude, and calculates a cable length. The cable status includes an open status, a short status, and a normal status. The test module determines the cable status of the cable based on the cable at least one of passing and failing A out of B cable tests. The test module determines the cable status for each of the B tests based on the measured amplitude and the calculated cable length.
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Guo Yiqing
He Runsheng
Janofsky Eric
Leung Tsin-Ho
Lo William
Deb Anjan
Dole Timothy J.
Marvell International Ltd.
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