Patent ID: 7147517

Claim:
A cable testing system comprising: a tone generator having an output connector of a first type, said tone generator, when activated, outputting a signal; and a line tone adapter for interfacing between the tone generator and a cable to be tested, with the cable to be tested having attached thereto a connector of either a second or third type that cannot directly mate with the output connector of the first type, said line tone adapter including: a housing; a first cable connector supported by the housing, said first cable connector being constituted by a female connector adapted to mate with a connector of the second type; a second cable connector supported by the housing, said second cable connector being constituted by a male connector adapted to mate with a connector of the third type; and a tone generator input port supported by the housing and connected to both of the first and second cable connectors, said tone generator input port being adapted to mate with the output connector of the first type wherein, upon electrically connecting a cable to one of the first and second cable connectors, electrically connecting the tone generator to the tone generator input port and activating the tone generator, said line tone adapter transfers the signal from the tone generator to the cable.