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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2021
Commscope Technologies Llc, Hickory, NC (US);
LeaAnn Harrison Carl, Plano, TX (US);
Ryan E. Enge, Carrollton, TX (US);
Morgan C. Kurk, Denver, NC (US);
CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for physical cable route tracing are provided. In one embodiment, a cable comprises: one or more of either electrical conductors or optical fibers; a cable sheath around the one or more of either electrical conductors or optical fibers; and a pattern of cable tracing facilitation markings located on an exterior of the cable sheath; wherein the cable tracing facilitation markings comprise either: a visually varying pattern that gradually changes along a length of the cable sheath; or a series of coded markings of an ordered sequence pattern.