Patent ID: 11902142
Assignee: NFLEXON, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An active component validation apparatus for a cable network system including a network end device, the apparatus comprising:
a plurality of relay switches including a first relay switch and a second relay switch, each of the plurality of relay switches being controllable with control signals;
the first relay switch having a first terminal conductively coupled to the network switch, the first relay switch having a second terminal conductively coupled to the network end device via a wire of a twisted pair;
a first control line communicatively coupling the first relay switch to a control unit;
wherein the first relay switch is set to either an open state or to a closed state by first control signals sent by the control unit on the first control line communicatively coupling the first relay switch to the control unit; and
wherein upon setting the first relay switch to an open state the active component validation apparatus validates a physical location of the network end device by receiving an indication of a reduction in transmission speed to the network end device from the network switch.