Cable assembly disturbance detection method

A method comprising:

• providing one or more cable assemblies as part of a physical transmission line, wherein the one or more cable assemblies comprises a cable assembly having an outer jacket, one or more light emitting diodes, and a core;
• obtaining, from multiple sensors associated with the physical transmission line, sensor data related to a mechanical disturbance event on the physical transmission line;
• determining a type of the mechanical disturbance event on the physical transmission line based on one or more mechanical disturbance event signatures, the one or more mechanical disturbance event signatures being derived from one or more prior mechanical disturbance events, wherein the mechanical disturbance event is determined to be (i) a first event type in response to the first and second sensor data being similar to a first signature and (ii) a second event type in response to the first and second sensor data being similar to a second signature;
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• causing an action to be performed via the one or more light emitting diodes of the cable assembly such that (ii) the action is a first action in response to the mechanical disturbance event being the first event type and (ii) the action is a second action in response to the mechanical disturbance event being the second event type.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause operations comprising:

• obtaining, from multiple sensors associated with a physical transmission line, sensor data related to a mechanical disturbance event on the physical transmission line, wherein the physical transmission line comprises one or more cable assemblies, the one or more cable assemblies comprising a cable assembly having an outer jacket and a core;
• determining a type of the mechanical disturbance event on the physical transmission line based on one or more mechanical disturbance event signatures, the one or more mechanical disturbance event signatures being derived from one or more prior mechanical disturbance events, wherein the mechanical disturbance event is determined to be (i) a first event type in response to the first and second sensor data being similar to a first signature and (ii) a second event type in response to the first and second sensor data being similar to a second signature;
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• causing an action to be performed such that (ii) the action is a first action in response to the mechanical disturbance event being the first event type and (ii) the action is a second action in response to the mechanical disturbance event being the second event type.