Network Cabling Test Automation via Wire Map Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional network cabling testing is complex and time-consuming as it typically involves conducting multiple tests sequentially, requiring users to select each test individually and interpret results manually, which can be cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method that automatically conduct multiple network tests based on a wire map test, producing a common set of test results and generating a graphical network test interface to quickly indicate which tests have been conducted and passed, streamlining the testing process and providing easy evaluation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple network tests are conducted sequentially with user selection, then comprehensive testing coverage is achieved, but testing complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The testing process is segmented into distinct phases: wire map test execution, automatic test selection based on wire map results, and comprehensive parameter measurement. This segmentation allows each phase to be handled independently, reducing overall process complexity while maintaining comprehensive testing coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The wire map test is performed first as a preliminary action to determine which subsequent network tests should be conducted. This preliminary testing guides the automatic selection of appropriate tests, eliminating the need for users to manually select each test and reducing testing process complexity.
2Reliability
If multiple network tests are conducted sequentially with user selection, then comprehensive testing coverage is achieved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wire map test serves as a preliminary action that determines the scope of subsequent testing. By performing this initial assessment, the system automatically selects only the necessary network tests to conduct, avoiding unnecessary testing and reducing overall time consumption while maintaining comprehensive coverage of required parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The testing system performs self-service by automatically selecting and conducting appropriate network tests based on wire map results without requiring continuous user intervention. This automation reduces the time users spend selecting and managing individual tests while ensuring comprehensive testing coverage is achieved.
3Productivity
If common set of parameters is measured for multiple tests, then testing efficiency is improved, but test rigor may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
A common set of test parameters is measured that serves multiple network test requirements simultaneously. This universal measurement approach improves testing efficiency by avoiding redundant measurements while the system ensures that all specific test requirements are satisfied by evaluating the common parameters against each test's criteria, maintaining test rigor without compromising precision.
Data Source
AI summary
Apparatus and methods for testing network cabling includes processing circuitry that receives an indication of a user-selected network test of a plurality of network tests. The respective network tests have respective sets of test requirements with different levels of rigor. The test circuitry conducts a wire map test to identify which network tests can be conducted. Thereafter, a common set of test results is produced based on measurement of a common set of parameters pertinent to the network tests that can be conducted. The processing circuitry evaluates the common set of test results with respect to the respective sets of test requirements to determine one or more passing network tests. A plurality of test reports corresponding to the plurality of network tests is graphically displayed along a curve having a common center, wherein each test report indicates whether the corresponding network test is a passing network test.