Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

Hitachi Cable, Inc.

Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

Ntt Communications Corporation

Koki Hirano

Yohei Shirakawa

Yoshitake Ageishi

Hiroki Yasuda

Takami Ushiwata

Takumi Kobayashi

Yuki Haga

Masahiko Kobayashi

Yoshinori Sunaga

Tatsuya Sugita

Tomiya Abe

Kanako Suzuki

Kinya Yamazaki

Yuzo Ito

Kozo Tajiri

Tomomi Makino

Makoto Iwasaki

Toshiyuki Suzuki

Juhyun Yu

Naoki Matsushima

Masaki Kimura

Tamotsu Kibe

Seiichi Kashimura

Akihiro Hiruta

Masafumi Kaga

Izumi Fukasaku

Toshiaki Takai

Mikio Ohkoshi

Yoshihiro Nakatani

Takao Nishikawa

Wataru Ohnuki

Mikio Okoshi

Toshio Sakai

Hidetoshi Kiyohara

Takenori Taki

Kazunori Sasaya

A multi-core cable includes a plurality of coaxial cables being arranged in parallel with each other, and a synthetic resin covering member that collectively covers the plurality of coaxial cables. Each coaxial cable includes a center conductor, an insulator covering an outer periphery of the center conductor, and a metal outer conductor covering an outer periphery of the insulator. The covering member holds the plurality of coaxial cables in such a manner that the plurality of coaxial cables are aligned side by side along a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the plurality of coaxial cables. At least a part of the outer conductors of the plurality of the coaxial cables respectively contacts the covering member.

Multi-core cable and signal transmission path

An insulated wire includes a conductor, a flame-retardant inner layer that is provided around the conductor and includes a metal hydroxide, and a water ingress prevention layer provided around the flame-retardant inner layer. The insulated wire may further include a flame-retardant outer layer provided around the water ingress prevention layer.

Insulated wire and cable

A signal detecting device provided in a connector at an end of a communication cable or in a communication device to which the connector is connected. The signal detecting device includes a detection circuit that branches and extracts a portion of a signal transmitted through the communication cable and indicates existence of a data communication based on the extracted signal, and a self-diagnostic circuit that inputs a diagnostic signal into the detection circuit upon diagnosis of the detection circuit.

Signal detecting device

An optical fiber monitoring system monitors an inter-building optical fiber connecting a first building and a second building. The optical fiber monitoring system includes a first visualization panel provided in the first building and optically connected to an one end of the inter-building optical fiber, a second visualization panel provided in the second building and optically connected to an other end of the inter-building optical fiber, and a monitoring light source provided in the first building to input a monitoring light into the inter-building optical fiber. The first visualization panel includes a first photosensor that partially leaks the monitoring light inputted into the inter-building optical fiber from the monitoring light source and detects an amount of a leaked light. The second visualization panel includes a second photosensor that partially leaks a light from the inter-building optical fiber and detects amount of a leaked light.

Optical fiber monitoring system

A communication device is provided wherein a number of the pairs of transmission lines is N, each pair of the transmission lines comprises (N&#x2212;1) stages of sub-transmission lines generating a same amount of crosstalk as that caused at a connector, and (N&#x2212;1) stages of connecting portions comprise a transmission path of the connector and a first stage sub-transmission line, and (N&#x2212;1) stages of the connecting portions to connect an i th stage sub-transmission line and an (i+1) th stage sub-transmission line by the straight/cross connection, and wherein each pair of the transmission lines is different in all pairs in a number of the connecting portion having the cross connection; and as a j th stage connecting portion in any one pair of the transmission lines has cross connection, a (N&#x2212;j) th stage connecting portion in the any one pair of the transmission lines also has cross connection.

Communication device

A crosstalk reduction method includes providing a signal transmission unit including first to eighth main transmission paths, the first and second paths, the third and sixth paths, the fourth and fifth paths and the seventh and eighth paths being respectively paired to transmit differential signals, providing a first coupling transmission path in the signal transmission unit, the first coupling transmission path being adapted to electrically couple the third main transmission path to the fifth and seventh main transmission paths that are located adjacent to the sixth main path, and providing a second coupling transmission path in the signal transmission unit, the second coupling transmission path being adapted to electrically couple the sixth main transmission path to the second and fourth main transmission path that are located adjacent to the third main transmission path.

Crosstalk reduction method and repeater

A communication monitoring device includes, a first voltage application circuit, mounted on a first connector portionarranged at one end of a communication cablehaving at least two signal lines, or a first repeateror a first communication device, connecting the first connector portion, wherein the first voltage application circuitapplies an alternating current voltage at a predetermined frequency to between any signal linesin the communication cable, and a second display portion, mounted on a second connector portionarranged at an other end of the communication cable, or a second repeateror a second communication device, connecting the second connector portion, wherein the second display portiondetects and displays the alternating current voltage at the predetermined frequency applied to between the any signal linesin the communication cable

Communication monitoring device

A communication cable connector includes a first connector section to be connected to one end of a communication cable including at least two or more signal lines, a second connector section to be connected to an other end of the communication cable, a first voltage applying circuit mounted to the first connector section to apply a DC voltage between any signal lines of the communication cable, and a first light emitting circuit mounted to the second connector section to emit light when the DC voltage is applied between the any signal lines of the communication cable by the first voltage applying circuit.

Communication cable connector and communication cable with connector

A signal detecting device includes a visualization device including a plural connectors to which a communication cable is connected, a plural detecting circuits that are provided for each of the connectors to be detected, branch and extract a part of a signal transmitted through the communication cable connected to the connectors, and indicate an existence of an data communication based on the extracted signal, and a detecting card that is insertable into and detachable from a card connector arranged in the visualization device and mounts at least a part of the detecting circuit.

A repeater includes two connectors each including electrodes and configured to connect a communication cable through which a differential signal is transmitted, a circuit board on which the two connectors are mounted and which includes a signal transmission section configured to connect corresponding electrodes of the two connectors together, and a signal detection circuit mounted on the circuit board and configured to extract a part of a signal transmitted through the signal transmission section and indicate the presence or absence of information communication based on the extracted signal. The circuit board includes a multi-layer substrate including at least an inner layer in which the signal transmission section is formed, two shield layers configured to interpose the signal transmission section therebetween, and an outer layer outside the shield layer on which the signal detection circuit is mounted.

Repeater

A communication visualization device includes a transformer for converting a magnetic field caused from a LAN cable connected to an information communication apparatus into electric energy at time of information communication, an amplifier circuit for amplifying the electric energy output from the transformer, a rectifier circuit for converting an amplified signal amplified by the amplifier circuit into a DC voltage, and a light-emitting circuit for emitting light when the DC voltage obtained by conversion of the rectifier circuit is supplied thereto.

Communication visualization device

A communication light detection adapter includes an adapter main body in which a light extraction hole is formed, a sliding lid attached to the adapter main body so as to slide between a closed position to close the light extraction hole and an open position to open the light extraction hole, and an energizing member to apply a pressure to the sliding lid in a direction from the open position toward the closed position.

Communication light detection adapter and light communication detection structure for checking an optical communication line

A cable signal detector for being provided at a connector at an end of a communication cable transmitting differential signals or at a relay connector to be connected to the connector to detect an existence of information communication. The cable signal detector includes an amplifier circuit that branches and extracts a portion of a signal transmitted through the communication cable, amplifies the extracted signal and outputs the amplified signal, and a display portion that display the existence of information communication based on the output of the amplifier circuit. The amplifier circuit is mounted on a detection device formed separately from the connector or the relay connector. The connector or the relay connector is configured to transmit the extracted signal to the detection device.

Cable signal detector

A cable signal detector is configured to detect the presence or absence of information communication in a communication cable including a plurality of signal line pairs for differential signaling. The cable signal detector includes a plurality of detecting portions each of which is configured to partially branch and draw a transmission signal from a different signal line pair, rectify the branched and drawn signal into a direct current, and output that direct current, and a displaying portion configured to display the presence or absence of information communication, based on outputs of the plurality of detecting portions. The outputs of the plurality of detecting portions are connected in series, and the displaying portion is configured to display the presence or absence of information communication, based on an overall output voltage of the plurality of detecting portions connected in series.

A communication visualization system includes a wireless power-feeding device for transmitting electromagnetic energy in a wireless manner and a communication visualization device for notifying that a LAN cable connected to an information communication apparatus is performing information communication. The communication visualization device includes an antenna part for receiving the electromagnetic energy transmitted from the wireless power-feeding device, a rectifier circuit for rectifying the electromagnetic energy received by the antenna part to generate a DC voltage, an amplifier circuit for amplifying a communication signal transferred to the communication cable at the time of information communication by using the DC voltage generated by the rectifier circuit as operation power, a rectifier circuit for converting the amplified communication signal into a DC voltage, and a light-emitting circuit for emitting light when the DC voltage after conversion is supplied.

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Koki Hirano