SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A PHY TO LOCATE A THERMAL SIGNATURE IN A CABLE PLANT FOR DIAGNOSTIC, ENHANCED, AND HIGHER POWER APPLICATIONS

摘要

A system and method for using a physical layer device to locate a thermal signature in a cable plant for diagnostic, enhanced, and higher power applications. Cable heating in specific sections of a network cable is detected through an automatic identification of a thermal signature in electrical measurements of a network cable. The correlation of the thermal signature to a specific section of the network cable enables network personnel to locate hot spots in the network cable with ease.