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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2007
Filed:
May. 28, 2004
Applicants:
Art Pharn, Huntingdon Beach, CA (US);
Peiqing Wang, Irvine, CA (US);
Siavash Fallahi, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Inventors:
Art Pharn, Huntingdon Beach, CA (US);
Peiqing Wang, Irvine, CA (US);
Siavash Fallahi, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01); G01R 31/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method are used to determine connectivity and/or cable faults of a cable. A signal transmitting and receiving system is coupled to the cable. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) coupled to the signal transmitting and receiving system. A TDR system coupled to the ADC and a memory, and a controlling system coupled to at least one of the ADC, the TDR system, and the signal receiving and transmitting system.