US2015236873A1PendingUtilityA1

Central piece of network equipment

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Assignee: CHRIMAR SYSTEMS INCPriority: Apr 10, 1998Filed: Apr 24, 2015Published: Aug 20, 2015
Est. expiryApr 10, 2018(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:John F. Austermann, IiiMarshall B. Cummings
H04L 25/0278H04B 3/54H04L 1/24H04B 2203/547H04B 2203/5445H04B 2203/5491H04B 2203/5458H04B 2203/5466H01R 24/64H01R 2107/00H04B 2203/5495
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Abstract

A central network device having at least one DC supply and an Ethernet connector. The Ethernet connector includes first and second pairs of contacts to carry BaseT Ethernet communication signals. The central network device is configured to employ the at least one DC supply to interrogate predetermined impedance within at least one path coupled between at least one of the contacts of the first pair of contacts and at least one of the contacts of the second pair of contacts of the Ethernet connector.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A central network device comprising:
 at least one DC supply; and   an Ethernet connector comprising first and second pairs of contacts to carry BaseT Ethernet communication signals,   wherein the central network device is configured to employ the at least one DC supply to interrogate predetermined impedance within at least one path coupled between at least one of the contacts of the first pair of contacts and at least one of the contacts of the second pair of contacts of the Ethernet connector.

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