Distance to fault measurements in cable TV networks

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9838679
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14811630

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A TDR technique for performing in-service distance-to-fault measurements in cable TV networks is disclosed. Using a cable network tester configured to generate chirped probe pulses and to perform pulse-matched filtering and averaging of received echoes, network faults may be detected without interfering with the downstream reception. The probe pulse transmission may be timed to take advantage of the error correction coding in the network.

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VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC1445 SOUTH SPECTRUM BLVD SUITE 102 CHANDLER AS 85286

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Chappell, Daniel K Greenwood, US 36 526
Harris, Kyle Indianapolis, US 4 21

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