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Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 29, 2016
Applicant:

Cameron International Corporation, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Jaffrey, Oldmeldrum, GB;

Hyrum Salvador Hilario, Houston, TX (US);

Kartik Subramanian, Mountain View, CA (US);

Michael H. Lampe, Austin, TX (US);

Claire Hammett, Somerville, MA (US);

Edward Cates, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/079 (2013.01); H04B 10/071 (2013.01); G01R 31/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/11 (2013.01); H04B 10/071 (2013.01); H04B 10/0791 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method to monitor a cable using noise-domain reflectometry. A receiver is configured to receive a signal and a reflection of the signal transmitted through the cable. The reflection of the signal can be indicative of a fault condition relating to the integrity of the cable. A processor is in communication with the receiver and configured to analyze the signal and the reflection using noise-domain reflectometry and determine the fault condition of the cable.


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