Finding Defects in Coaxial Cables Made Easy
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Oct 16, 2024
Oct 16, 2024
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During a computer networks lecture, when the professor goes through the different topologies for the devices, he makes it clear that one must chose mesh topology or star topology and try their best to avoid ring topology and it is mainly because entire network can fail, if even one single cable is cut off. This problem can cost an organization millions in the form of service quality and revenue. The bus topology also faces the same problems. But the more pressing problem with such topologies is not the high possibility of such an occurrence but the low possibility of successfully finding the fault quickly and with out having to reduce tower capacity and shut down the system.
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Star and Mesh topologies are build to overcome this problem but they have their own drawbacks.  I’m sure you’ve read #-Link-Snipped-#. So you can’t leave Bus topology or Ring topology just like that. They have their own applications. Thanks to researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology and PPC Corp, Syracuse-based telecommunications RF connectors and Equipment Company, there is an easier way for identifying the damaged area and continue to use a ring or a bus topology.
They have developed a sensor which can be attached to the connecting units of coaxial cables. They can provide real time information about equipment damage and the precise location through self-diagnosing technologies. The product has to undergo more tests to prove its reliability. Robert Bowman, professor of electrical and microelectronic engineering in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering, is said to have worked in unison with Noah Montena led team from PPC to design the sensor-disc system. Noah Montena is principal engineer at PPC. The system identifies primary failure modes in RF cables. The sensor-disc system has a unique site identifier and its job is to monitor critical conditions and report the sensor status. For the reporting it uses back scatter telemetry technique. Smart connector consumes small amounts of RF energy from coaxial cables and can activate or power down its energy capacity. The sensor can find place in various applications where maximum reliability is required. They include communications or internal networks in spacecraft or aircraft.
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Star and Mesh topologies are build to overcome this problem but they have their own drawbacks.  I’m sure you’ve read #-Link-Snipped-#. So you can’t leave Bus topology or Ring topology just like that. They have their own applications. Thanks to researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology and PPC Corp, Syracuse-based telecommunications RF connectors and Equipment Company, there is an easier way for identifying the damaged area and continue to use a ring or a bus topology.
They have developed a sensor which can be attached to the connecting units of coaxial cables. They can provide real time information about equipment damage and the precise location through self-diagnosing technologies. The product has to undergo more tests to prove its reliability. Robert Bowman, professor of electrical and microelectronic engineering in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering, is said to have worked in unison with Noah Montena led team from PPC to design the sensor-disc system. Noah Montena is principal engineer at PPC. The system identifies primary failure modes in RF cables. The sensor-disc system has a unique site identifier and its job is to monitor critical conditions and report the sensor status. For the reporting it uses back scatter telemetry technique. Smart connector consumes small amounts of RF energy from coaxial cables and can activate or power down its energy capacity. The sensor can find place in various applications where maximum reliability is required. They include communications or internal networks in spacecraft or aircraft.
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