Patent ID: 8896286
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: H01B,H01R,H04L

Abstract:
1. A cable identification system, comprising: a multiconductor cable having a first and a second electrical connector, wherein the first electrical connector is adapted to connect a plurality of conductors in the mulitconductor cable to a first mating connector associated with a signal generator; the signal generator adapted to connect the second electrical connector to a second mating connector electrically coupled to a network device, the signal generator configured to select an unused conductor from the plurality of conductors and generate and transmit a unique signal over the selected unused conductor in the cable, wherein the signal generator comprises a memory unit to store a unique identification number and the signal generator is configured to include logic and control operations to repeatedly transmit the unique signal over the selected unused conductor after a predetermined time, wherein the unique signal comprises the unique identification number; and a portable device configured to detect the unique signal when positioned adjacent the multiconductor cable at any point along the multiconductor cable.