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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Viavi Solutions Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Inventor:
Robert J. Flask, New Palestine, IN (US);
Assignee:
VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC., Milpitas, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/11 (2006.01); H04B 3/46 (2015.01); H04Q 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/46 (2013.01); G01R 31/11 (2013.01); H04Q 5/00 (2013.01); H04Q 2213/1301 (2013.01); H04Q 2213/13012 (2013.01); H04Q 2213/1316 (2013.01);
Abstract
A test instrument can be coupled to a test point and measure signals in the network. The test instrument may determine whether the test instrument is connected to a cable of the network and provide notification if the test instrument is not connected to a cable. The test instrument may also detect when it is connected to a customer premises that has been previously been tested through reflected signal signatures.