Communication Monitoring System

Abstract

A system for monitoring of integrity of a communication bus includes a communication bus; at least one transmitter configured to generate and transmit a signal on the communication bus; at least one receiver configured to receive a signal generated by the transmitter and transmitted on the communication bus; and a database of the transmitter. The database includes at least: device identification; expected rate of data transmittance; and device relative location along the link. The receiver is configured to receive the transmitted signal as well as any reflected signals arising from non-impedance matched section in the communication bus. A fault condition is identified by the occurrence of any of: a difference of the duration of the transmitted pulse from the duration of the received pulse; a difference of the measured transmitter rate of data transmittance from the database rate of data transmission.

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