Secured Cable System with Spiral Detection Tape
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current security measures for cabling systems are inadequate in detecting unauthorized access or breaches, particularly for standard telecommunications and data cables, as they often fail to alert the owner when confidentiality is compromised.
Innovation Solution
A secured cable system featuring a security tape with detection lines on both sides, spirally wrapped around the inner cable, and a detection box in electrical or optical communication, which detects breaches by monitoring continuity or using time domain reflection, and can be configured with multiple layers and patterns to minimize intrusion windows.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If standard cabling systems are used without additional security measures, then the system remains simple and cost-effective, but the ability to detect unauthorized access or breaches is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The security tape is wrapped around the inner cable, nesting the detection system within the existing cable structure. The detection lines are embedded in the tape itself, creating a compact nested arrangement that adds security functionality without requiring separate external components
Solution Approach 2:
The security tape serves multiple functions: it provides mechanical protection for the cable while simultaneously incorporating detection lines for breach detection. The single component performs both structural and security monitoring roles, reducing the need for separate security devices
2Reliability
If a single layer of security tape is used, then the system remains simple, but intrusion windows are larger and detection coverage is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a single-layer to a multi-layer configuration, adding the dimension of layering. The first and second security tapes are wrapped in opposite directions, creating overlapping detection coverage that eliminates intrusion windows while maintaining a manageable structural complexity
3Measurement precision
If detection lines are arranged in a single pattern, then the manufacturing process is simple, but coverage and detection accuracy are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The detection lines in the first security tape are arranged in a first pattern, while the detection lines in the second security tape are arranged in a second pattern that is different from the first. This asymmetric arrangement ensures that breaches not detected by one pattern will be detected by the other, improving overall detection accuracy while using standard manufacturing techniques
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Effectively detects and alerts on unauthorized access, ensuring the confidentiality of transmitted data by minimizing intrusion windows and providing accurate location detection of breaches, thus enhancing the security of cabling systems.
Implementation Method 1
a detection box in electrical or optical communication with each of the detection lines in the first security tape
Implementation Method 2
the detection box is a time domain reflector
Data Source
AI summary
A secured cable system for protecting an inner cable is disclosed. The secured cable system includes a cable security system having a first security tape including a tape portion upon which a plurality of detection lines are arranged. The security system may also include a detection box in electrical or optical communication with each of the detection lines in the first security tape. In one embodiment, the security tape is spiral wrapped about the inner cable in a first direction along a length of the inner cable, the security tape being overlapped upon itself at a predetermined overlap factor. The secured cable system may also include a second security tape including a tape portion upon which a plurality of detection lines are arranged in a pattern wherein the second security tape is wrapped about the first security tape in a second direction opposite the first direction.