Patent ID: 9726610
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: G01B,G01J,G01N,G02B,H01B

Claim:
1. A method for using one or more predetermined unique properties of a cable sleeve to identify a cable, comprising: providing the cable sleeve having one or more predetermined unique properties, wherein the one or more predetermined unique properties further comprise a plurality of material compositions of the cable sleeve, the cable sleeve adapted to receive the cable therein, wherein the cable comprises one or more electrical conductors therein; inserting the cable into the cable sleeve; connecting network devices at opposing ends of the cable; storing, in a repository, an association between the one or more predetermined unique properties of the cable sleeve and the connected network devices corresponding to the inserted cable in the cable sleeve; identifying the plurality of material compositions of the cable sleeve of the one or more predetermined unique properties using a portable measuring device by positioning the portable measuring device adjacent the cable at any point along the cable; and retrieving the association between the one or more predetermined unique properties of the cable sleeve and the network devices from the repository to identify the cable.