A method of identifying opposing ends of a cable within a cabling assembly having a plurality of cables. The method includes transmitting a signal to a first end of a cable of the plurality of cables, receiving the signal at a second end of the cable of the plurality of cables, transmitting an output signal from a connector operably coupled to the second end of the cable of the plurality of cables to a processor. The connector is one of a plurality of connectors. The method additionally includes identifying using an indicator device the connector of the plurality of connectors that is operably coupled to the second end of the cable.

A method of identifying opposing ends of a cable within a cabling assembly having a plurality of cables. The method includes transmitting a signal to a first end of a cable of the plurality of cables, receiving the signal at a second end of the cable of the plurality of cables, transmitting an output signal from a connector operably coupled to the second end of the cable of the plurality of cables to a processor. The connector is one of a plurality of connectors. The method additionally includes identifying using an indicator device the connector of the plurality of connectors that is operably coupled to the second end of the cable.

A method for testing a multicore cable including not less than three insulated wires to identify a correspondence relationship between one end portion and an other end portion of the insulated wires exposed from both ends of the multicore cable. The method includes inputting a test signal, by capacitive coupling, to an end portion of the tested insulated wire among end portions of the insulated wires exposed at one end of the multicore cable, inputting a phase-inverted test signal in an opposite phase to that of the test signal, by capacitive coupling, to an end portion of the insulated wire, other than the end portion of the tested insulated wire, and measuring voltages of output signals output respectively from end portions of the insulated wires exposed at the other end of the multicore cable to identify an other end portion of the tested insulated wire based on the measured voltages.

A method for testing a multicore cable including not less than three insulated wires to identify a correspondence relationship between one end portion and an other end portion of the insulated wires exposed from both ends of the multicore cable. The method includes inputting a test signal, by capacitive coupling, to an end portion of the tested insulated wire among end portions of the insulated wires exposed at one end of the multicore cable, inputting a phase-inverted test signal in an opposite phase to that of the test signal, by capacitive coupling, to an end portion of the insulated wire, other than the end portion of the tested insulated wire, and measuring voltages of output signals output respectively from end portions of the insulated wires exposed at the other end of the multicore cable to identify an other end portion of the tested insulated wire based on the measured voltages.

Disclosed is a multi-core cable fault classification system which includes a reference signal measurement unit configured to measure a core-specific reference signal generated by applying an electromagnetic signal to a multi-core cable having at least two cores, a reflected-signal measurement unit configured to measure a core-specific reflected signal generated by reflecting the generated core-specific reference signal at a point of the multi-core cable, a data processing unit configured to extract, from time-series data for the measured core-specific reflected signal, core-specific partial time-series data based on whether baseline data of the multi-core cable is present, configured to transform the core-specific partial time-series data into a time-frequency distribution, and configured to extract faulty-core determination data, and a faulty core classification unit configured to classify a fault core from the multi-core cable by inputting the extracted faulty-core determination data to a neural network.

Disclosed is a multi-core cable fault classification system which includes a reference signal measurement unit configured to measure a core-specific reference signal generated by applying an electromagnetic signal to a multi-core cable having at least two cores, a reflected-signal measurement unit configured to measure a core-specific reflected signal generated by reflecting the generated core-specific reference signal at a point of the multi-core cable, a data processing unit configured to extract, from time-series data for the measured core-specific reflected signal, core-specific partial time-series data based on whether baseline data of the multi-core cable is present, configured to transform the core-specific partial time-series data into a time-frequency distribution, and configured to extract faulty-core determination data, and a faulty core classification unit configured to classify a fault core from the multi-core cable by inputting the extracted faulty-core determination data to a neural network.

A method for testing a multicore cable that includes a single common shield covering plural insulated wires. The testing method includes inputting a test signal, by capacitive coupling, to an end portion of the insulated wire under test among end portions of the insulated wires exposed at one end of the multicore cable, and measuring voltages of output signals output by capacitive coupling respectively from end portions of the insulated wires exposed at the other end of the multicore cable, and identifying the other end portion of the insulated wire under test based on the measured voltages. The voltages of output signals are measured in a state that an output variation reduction capacitive element is connected in series with a coupling capacitance generated by the capacitive coupling.

A method for testing a multicore cable that includes a single common shield covering plural insulated wires. The testing method includes inputting a test signal, by capacitive coupling, to an end portion of the insulated wire under test among end portions of the insulated wires exposed at one end of the multicore cable, and measuring voltages of output signals output by capacitive coupling respectively from end portions of the insulated wires exposed at the other end of the multicore cable, and identifying the other end portion of the insulated wire under test based on the measured voltages. The voltages of output signals are measured in a state that an output variation reduction capacitive element is connected in series with a coupling capacitance generated by the capacitive coupling.

Devices, methods and systems for assessing telecommunications wiring between a first plurality of terminals and a second plurality of terminals are disclosed. A system includes a first device and a second device. The first device can be in electrical communication with the first plurality terminals to listen for terminal identification data that is receivable on each of the first plurality of terminals, wherein the device is configured to decode, for each terminal of the plurality of terminals, identification data that is specific to a single terminal of the second plurality of terminals. The second device is a sender device configured to generate different signals for respective terminals of the second plurality terminals, each signal encoding different terminal identification data.

A method of identifying opposing ends of a cable within a cabling assembly having a plurality of cables. The method includes transmitting a signal to a first end of a cable of the plurality of cables, receiving the signal at a second end of the cable of the plurality of cables, transmitting an output signal from a connector operably coupled to the second end of the cable of the plurality of cables to a processor. The connector is one of a plurality of connectors. The method additionally includes identifying using an indicator device the connector of the plurality of connectors that is operably coupled to the second end of the cable.