US 11,902,142 B2
IoT panel for diagnostics and monitoring of LAN cable conductors
Richard Y. Mei, Parker, TX (US); and George W. Brooks, Allen, TX (US)
Assigned to NFLEXON, LLC, Allen, TX (US)
Filed by NFLEXON, LLC, Allen, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/103,890.
Application 17/103,890 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/161,293, filed on Oct. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,848,404.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/944,155, filed on Dec. 5, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0255832 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 43/50 (2022.01); H04L 43/0894 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 43/50 (2013.01) [H04L 43/0894 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An active component validation apparatus for a cable network system including a network end device, the apparatus comprising:
a plurality of relay switches including a first relay switch and a second relay switch, each of the plurality of relay switches being controllable with control signals;
the first relay switch having a first terminal conductively coupled to the network switch, the first relay switch having a second terminal conductively coupled to the network end device via a wire of a twisted pair;
a first control line communicatively coupling the first relay switch to a control unit;
wherein the first relay switch is set to either an open state or to a closed state by first control signals sent by the control unit on the first control line communicatively coupling the first relay switch to the control unit; and
wherein upon setting the first relay switch to an open state the active component validation apparatus validates a physical location of the network end device by receiving an indication of a reduction in transmission speed to the network end device from the network switch.