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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1998

Filed:

May. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:

Richard G DuBose, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

Martin Teague, New River, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Microtest, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324628 ; 324684 ; 324720 ;
Abstract

The apparatus includes a first transmitter for transmitting a first test signal from a first end of the cable and a second transmitter for transmitting a second test signal from a second end of the cable. The first test signal is transmitted on a first conductor pair at a first frequency and the second test signal is simultaneously transmitted on a second conductor pair at a second frequency. The apparatus also includes a first receiver for receiving a first coupled signal at the first end of the cable and a second receiver for simultaneously receiving a second coupled signal at the second end of the cable. The first coupled signal exhibits the first frequency and is received on a third conductor pair, while the second coupled signal exhibits the second frequency and is received on a fourth conductor pair. The transmit frequencies are offset such that interference and noise are not detected by the receivers as coupled signals.


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