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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Constance Coty, Whitehouse, NJ (US);
Lusheng Ji, Randolph, NJ (US);
Robert Miller, Convent Station, NJ (US);
Harry Worstell, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Constance Coty, Whitehouse, NJ (US);
Lusheng Ji, Randolph, NJ (US);
Robert Miller, Convent Station, NJ (US);
Harry Worstell, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01); G01D 21/00 (2006.01); G01D 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 21/00 (2013.01); G01D 21/02 (2013.01); G01R 31/08 (2013.01); G01R 31/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A material medium, such as an optical fiber or electrical cable, is used to carry services. The material medium is monitored with at least one diagnostic sensor. The diagnostic sensor may measure the operational health of the material medium, or may measure local environmental conditions around the material medium.