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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Inventors:
Divya Srinivasan Breed, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Brett A. McClellan, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/11 (2006.01); G01R 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/11 (2013.01); G01R 31/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes generating a pulse, transmitting the pulse on a first cable of a multi-cable communication system, monitoring a second cable of the multi-cable communication system for the pulse or a reflection of the pulse on the second cable, and, if the monitoring detects the pulse or the reflection on the second cable, outputting a notification of a short between the first cable and the second cable.