Patent ID: 9551746
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: G01R,G06F

Claim:
1. A backplane testing system, comprising: a test device chassis that defines a plurality of test device slots; a test backplane that is coupled to the test device chassis adjacent the plurality of test device slots, wherein the test backplane includes a first connector system, a second connector system, and a plurality of channels that connect the first connector system and the second connector system; a first test device that is located in a first test device slot of the plurality of test device slots and that engages the first connector system on the test backplane, wherein the first test device provides a loop back circuit for the first connector system; and a second test device that is located in a second test device slot of the plurality of test device slots and that engages the second connector system on the test backplane, wherein the second test device is configured to send a test signal through at least one of the plurality of channels on the test backplane such that the test signal is provided to the loop back circuit on the first test device and received back through the at least one of the plurality of channels the test backplane, and wherein the second test device is configured to analyze the test signal that is received to determine a testing compliance of the at least one of the plurality of channels on the test backplane.