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US 7,742,577 B1Granted
Tone around test adapter
AssigneeVerizon Corporate Services Group Inc.
InventorChristopher C. Reddy
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Abstract
A splicing method and apparatus is provided to facilitate efficient identification of cable wires to be spliced. Multiple wires are coupled to a test circuit, and a test signal is selectively applied to wire pairs with a switch. The wire carrying the signal in the cable to be replaced is then cut and spliced to a corresponding wire in a replacement cable.
Claims16
A telecommunication apparatus, comprising:
- a first connector having a plurality of first ports, a plurality of second ports, and a plurality of third ports, a different one of a first plurality of conductors extending through a respective one of said plurality of first ports of said first connector and a respective one of said plurality of third ports of said first connector, said first plurality of conductors extending from a first location to a second location;
- a second plurality of conductors each having a first end portion and a second end portion, a different one of said first end portions of said second plurality of conductors extending through a corresponding one of said plurality of second ports of the first connector and being coupled to a respective one of said first plurality of conductors at said first location;
- a second connector, the second connector having a plurality of first ports, a plurality of second ports, and a plurality of third ports, a different one of the second plurality of conductors extending through a respective one of said first ports of said second connector, wherein said second connector is receives an end portion of a cut piece of a selected one of said first plurality of conductors at said third ports of said second connector;
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- a test circuit coupled to said second end portions of said second plurality of conductors through said plurality of second ports of said second connector, said test circuit supplying a test signal to one of said second end portions of said second plurality of conductors, such that said test signal propagates through said one of said second plurality of conductors and to one of said first plurality of conductors coupled to said one of said second plurality of conductors at said first location, said signal being detectable in said one of said first conductors at a second location remote from said first location to thereby identify said one of said first plurality of conductors.
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A telecommunication testing apparatus, comprising:
- a first bridging module accommodated by a first splicing connector;
- a first plurality of conductors extending through said first bridging module;
- a second plurality of conductors each having a first end portion and a second end portion, said first bridging module receiving said plurality of first end portions of said second plurality of conductors;
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- a test circuit, said test circuit being coupled to each of said second end portions of said second plurality of conductors using a connector having a second bridging module accommodated by a second splicing connector, said test circuit selectively supplying a test signal to one of said second end portions of one of said second plurality of conductors, wherein said second splicing connector receives an end portion of a cut piece of a selected one of said first plurality of conductors.
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