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Apparatus for measuring the crosstalk in a cable
Assignee: MicroTest Inc
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Filing: 1992-09-11
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Granted: 1996-03-26
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Expires: 2012-09-11
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus to measure the crosstalk between pairs of conductors in a cable. The measurements are affected by the crosstalk inherent to the connectors that are part of the apparatus. The improvement consists of adding a compensating signal which equals that from the connector crosstalk in magnitude but has opposite sign.
Inventors
- 👤 James R. Sciacero
- 👤 John P. Hittel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 02:18
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B3/00; H04B3/02; H04B3/46; H04B3/487; G; G01; G01R; G01R31/00; G01R31/50; G01R31/58; G01R29/00; G01R29/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
Apparatus for measuring near end crosstalk between first and second pairs of conductors in a multiconductor cable terminated in a connector at said near end, said apparatus comprising: first means for selectively transmitting a signal having a predetermined characteristic on said first pair of conductors; second means for receiving signals having said predetermined characteristic present on said second pair of conductors, compensating for crosstalk in said near end connector, and generating indicia of near end crosstalk between said pairs of conductors.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
Apparatus for measuring near end crosstalk between first and second pairs of conductors in a multiconductor cable terminated in a connector at said near end, said apparatus comprising: first means for selectively transmitting a signal having a predetermined characteristic on said first pair of conductors; second means for receiving signals having said predetermined characteristic present on said second pair of conductors, compensating for crosstalk in said near end connector, and generating indicia of near end crosstalk between said pairs of conductors.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said second means includes a capacitance for canceling said crosstalk in said near end connectors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said capacitance is connected between one of the conductors of said first pair of conductors and one of the conductors of said second pair of conductors.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said second means includes means for selectively connecting a capacitance into said apparatus to cancel said crosstalk in said near end connectors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said means for selectively connecting a capacitance into said apparatus to cancel said crosstalk in said near end connectors comprises means for connecting said capacitance between one of the conductors of said first pair of conductors and one of the conductors of said second pair of conductors.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said second means includes means for effecting a vector subtraction of said crosstalk in said near end connectors from received signals having said predetermined characteristic present on said second pair of conductors to compensate for crosstalk in said near end connector.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
87 words
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said means for effecting a vector subtraction of said crosstalk in said near end connectors from received signals comprises: means for generating indicia of the in-phase and quadrature components of said received signals; means for generating indicia of corresponding in-phase and quadrature components of said near end connector crosstalk in accordance with said predetermined characteristic; and means for subtracting said corresponding in-phase and quadrature components of said near end connector crosstalk from the in-phase and quadrature components of said received signals.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 1, further including means for sequentially connecting said first and second means to respective sets of first and second pairs of conductors.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said predetermined characteristic is frequency.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus of claim 1 further including a remote unit, adapted to be connected through a connector to the far end of said multiconductor cable, for effecting a predetermined termination of said first and second pairs of conductors.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
The apparatus of claim 8 further including a remote unit, adapted to be connected through a connector to the far end of said multiconductor cable and responsive to control signals provided through said cable, for effecting a predetermined termination of said first and second pairs of conductors.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said means for effecting a vector subtraction of said crosstalk in said near end connectors from received signals comprises: means for injecting an out-of-phase signal to cancel said crosstalk in said near end connectors.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 12 wherein said means for injecting an out-of-phase signal comprises a capacitance for canceling said crosstalk in said near end connectors.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 13 wherein said capacitance is connected between one of the conductors of said first pair of conductors and one of the conductors of said second pair of conductors.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 13 wherein said means for effecting a vector subtraction further includes means for selectively connecting said capacitance into said apparatus.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
44 words
The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said means for selectively connecting said capacitance into said apparatus comprises means for connecting said capacitance between one of the conductors of said first pair of conductors and one of the conductors of said second pair of conductors.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 6, further including means for sequentially connecting said first and second means to respective sets of first and second pairs of conductors.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising a remote unit adapted to be connected through a connector to the far end of said multiconductor cable, for effecting a predetermined termination of said first and second pairs of conductors.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
11 words
The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said predetermined characteristic is frequency.
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