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KR20150115554A
KR20150115554A KR1020140040803A KR20140040803A KR20150115554A KR 20150115554 A KR20150115554 A KR 20150115554A KR 1020140040803 A KR1020140040803 A KR 1020140040803A KR 20140040803 A KR20140040803 A KR 20140040803A KR 20150115554 A KR20150115554 A KR 20150115554A
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A LAN cable tester according to the present invention includes: a connector insertion portion including a port confirmation connection portion to which one end of a cable is connected; A determination unit configured to determine how many ports of the remote unit are connected to the other end of the cable; And a display unit for receiving and visually displaying the confirmation result of the determination unit.

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LAN cable tester {Lan cable tester}

The present invention relates to a LAN cable tester, and more particularly to a LAN cable tester which can check whether a LAN cable connecting a master unit and a remote unit is defective or not, Lt; / RTI > cable tester.

A local area network (LAN) connects a large number of personal computers, workstations, printers, and file servers within a modern office. The LAN system is constructed by physically connecting all of these devices with a copper conductor twisted pair LAN cable. In general, an 8-wire cable composed of four twisted pairs is the most widely used.

Some of the LAN cables include a flexible foil thin film that acts as an electrostatic shield. Each end of the cable is connected in a connector according to industry standards. Generally, a LAN cable is installed through a wall, a floor, a ceiling of a building, or the like.

The LAN cable system also requires ongoing maintenance, upgrades and troubleshooting because the LAN cables and connectors are prone to breakage and will also require the movement of offices and equipment, further adding new equipment.

In order to construct a LAN system in a building, a LAN cable and a network equipment necessary for communication must be provided. In a typical construction step, after the LAN cable installation work is performed, when this operation is completed Each network equipment is installed and installed in a LAN cable.

Once the installation and connection of the LAN cable is completed, technicians will install the network equipment after confirming that the cable is properly installed without any abnormality.

In other words, technicians check the LAN cable by connecting a LAN cable checker to both ends of the cable to check whether the LAN cable works normally.

Next, when the confirmation of the LAN cable is completed, each network device is connected to the LAN cable as designed, and the parameter of the device is set, and the operation of the network is confirmed as a whole.

The entire LAN system can be operated normally after all these construction steps have been completed.

In this case, two technicians need to connect the LAN cable checker to both ends of the LAN cable in order to check whether there is an abnormality in the LAN cable or not. , It is inconvenient to use a separate communication equipment for communication to check the abnormality of the cable if the distance between the technicians is large.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a LAN cable tester capable of verifying how many ports of a remote unit are connected to a cable without a separate call equipment.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a LAN cable tester which can check whether a LAN cable itself is abnormal by using only a LAN cable tester.

A LAN cable tester according to the present invention includes: a connector insertion portion including a port confirmation connection portion to which one end of a cable is connected; A determination unit configured to determine how many ports of the remote unit are connected to the other end of the cable; And a display unit for receiving and visually displaying the confirmation result of the determination unit.

The present invention can provide a LAN cable tester that can check how many ports of a remote unit are connected to a cable without a separate call equipment.

In addition, the present invention can provide a LAN cable tester which can check whether there is an abnormality of the LAN cable itself only with the LAN cable tester.

1 is a view for explaining a LAN cable testing system according to the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining an embodiment of port confirmation of a LAN cable tester according to the present invention.
3 is a diagram for explaining compatibility between a LAN cable tester according to the present invention and a conventional remote tester unit.
4 is a view for explaining the compatibility between the LAN cable tester according to the present invention and the conventional tester machine master unit.
5 is a diagram for explaining the self-cable test of the LAN cable tester according to the present invention.

It is noted that the technical terms used in the present invention are used only to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, the technical terms used in the present invention should be construed in a sense generally understood by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, unless otherwise defined in the present invention, Should not be construed to mean, or be interpreted in an excessively reduced sense. In addition, when a technical term used in the present invention is an erroneous technical term that does not accurately express the concept of the present invention, it should be understood that technical terms can be understood by those skilled in the art. In addition, the general terms used in the present invention should be interpreted according to a predefined or prior context, and should not be construed as being excessively reduced.

Furthermore, the singular expressions used in the present invention include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present invention, terms such as "comprising" or "comprising" and the like should not be construed as encompassing various elements or various steps of the invention, Or may further include additional components or steps.

Furthermore, terms including ordinals such as first, second, etc. used in the present invention can be used to describe elements, but the elements should not be limited by terms. Terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like or similar elements throughout the several views, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. It is to be noted that the accompanying drawings are only for the purpose of facilitating understanding of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view for explaining a LAN cable testing system according to the present invention. 1, the LAN cable testing system according to the present invention includes a LAN cable 100, a remote unit 200 connected to one end of the LAN cable 100, and a remote unit 200 connected to the other end of the LAN cable 100, And a LAN cable tester 300 for communicating with the LAN 200.

The LAN cable 100 includes an unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cable 110 having eight core wires and an 8-pin connection terminal connected to one end and the other end of the UTP cable 110, And first and second connectors (120, 130).

The UTP cable can be classified into 568A type, 568B type, USOC type, and the like and color-coded by band-striped.

The remote unit 200 includes a plurality of connector inserting portions 260 having a plurality of sockets and a light emitting portion 272 and receives one end of one or more LAN cables 100 having eight core wires.

The LAN cable tester 300 may include a connector insertion portion 310 having three sockets, a display portion 320, a determination portion 330, a light emitting portion 340, and a power supply portion 350.

The connector insertion portion 310 may include three sockets accommodating the other end 130 of the cable 100 and includes a first connection portion 311, a port confirmation connection portion 312 and a second connection portion 313 . The first connection unit 311 and the second connection unit 313, which are compatible with the existing tester and are used to determine whether the cable 100 is abnormal, will be described later with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG.

The port confirmation connection unit 312 receives the other end 130 of the cable 100 and connects the remote unit 200 and the cable 100 to several ports of the remote unit 200, Used to verify that the cable is connected.

The display unit 320 indicates how many ports of the remote unit 200 having a plurality of ports the cable 100 is connected to.

The determination unit 330 determines how many ports of the cable 100 are connected to the port of the remote unit 200 having a plurality of ports and transmits the result to the display unit 320. [

The process of confirming the number of ports of the remote unit 200 connected to one end of the cable 100 may be performed through an identifier (ID) set differently for each port of the remote unit 200. That is, the identifier (ID) information set differently for each port of the remote unit 200 is transmitted to the determination unit 330 through the cable 100. The determination unit 330 receives the ID, .

The light emitting unit 340 includes a pair of light emitting diodes connected in parallel to each other and is connected to an output terminal of the connector inserting unit 310. The light emitting unit 340 includes first and second The core wire is formed into one loop and emits light of different colors according to the current flowing in the first direction or the second direction.

The light emitting unit 340 does not emit light when it is determined that there is an abnormality as a result of judging whether or not the cable 100 is abnormal.

The power supply unit 350 may supply driving power to the LAN cable tester 300.

2 is a view for explaining an embodiment of port confirmation of a LAN cable tester according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the remote unit 200 may include a plurality of ports 260 and may include a light emitting portion 272.

It can be seen that one end of the cable 100 is connected to the first port 261 of the remote unit 200 and the other end is connected to the port confirmation connection unit 312 of the LAN cable tester 300 in FIG.

When the information including the identifier of the first port 261 is transmitted to the determination unit 330 through the port confirmation connection unit 312 of the LAN cable tester 300 via the cable 100, And transmits the converted information to the display unit 320.

That is, 01 is displayed on the display unit 320 so that the user can confirm at a glance that one end of the cable 100 is connected to the first port 261.

Also, even when one end of the cable 100 is connected to the third port 263, information including the identifier of the third port 263 is transmitted via the cable 100 and the port of the LAN cable tester 300 When the determination unit 330 receives the identification information through the connection unit 312, the determination unit 330 determines the identification information and transmits the converted identification information to the display unit 320. That is, 03 is displayed on the display unit 320 so that the user can confirm at a glance that one end of the cable 100 is connected to the third port 263.

In this way, even when a plurality of cables are connected to the remote unit 200, it is possible to check at a glance how many times the cable 100 is connected by connecting the cable 100 to the port confirmation connecting portion 312 of the LAN cable tester 300 Work efficiency is improved.

3 is a diagram for explaining compatibility between a LAN cable tester according to the present invention and a conventional remote tester unit.

One end of the cable 100 is connected to the first connecting portion 311 of the Len cable tester 300 and the other end is connected to the conventional tester remote unit 40. Accordingly, the LAN cable tester 300, the cable 100, and the existing remote unit 40 form one loop, and the light emitting unit 340 is turned on or off according to the state of the LAN cable 100.

4 is a view for explaining the compatibility between the LAN cable tester according to the present invention and the conventional tester machine master unit.

One end of the cable 100 is connected to the second connecting portion 313 of the Len cable tester 300 and the other end is connected to the conventional tester master unit 20. Accordingly, the LAN cable tester 300, the cable 100, and the existing master unit 20 form one loop, and the light emitting unit 340 is turned on or off according to the state of the LAN cable 100.

3 and 4, when the Len cable tester 300 is connected to the conventional tester remote unit 40, the cable 100 is connected to the first connection unit 311, and the Len cable tester 300 Is connected to the conventional tester master unit 20, the cable 100 may be connected to the second connection unit 313 to test whether the cable 100 is abnormal.

5 is a diagram for explaining the self-cable test of the LAN cable tester according to the present invention.

One end of the cable 100 is connected to the first connecting part 311 of the Len cable tester 300 and the other end is connected to the second connecting part 313 of the Len cable tester 300 to check whether the cable 100 is abnormal It can be judged. If there is no abnormality in the cable 100, the light emitting portion 340 is turned on successively to indicate that there is no abnormality, and the light emitting portion 340 is not turned on, indicating that the cable 100 is abnormal.

As described above, the present invention can provide a LAN cable tester that can check how many ports of a remote unit are connected to a cable without a separate call equipment.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

100: LAN cable 110: UTP cable
120: first connector 130: second connector
200: remote unit 260: connector insertion portion
272: light emitting unit 300: LAN cable tester
310: connector insertion portion 320:
330: determination unit 340:
350: Power supply

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A connector insertion portion including a port identification connecting portion to which one end of the cable is connected;
A determination unit configured to determine how many ports of the remote unit are connected to the other end of the cable; And
And a display unit for visually displaying the received result of the determination by the determination unit.
The method according to claim 1,
And a power supply unit for supplying driving power to the determination unit and the display unit.
The method according to claim 1,
And the connector insertion unit includes a first connection unit connected to the other end of the cable connected to the tester unit remote unit and testing the cable.
The method according to claim 1,
And the connector insertion unit includes a second connection unit connected to the other end of the cable connected to the tester master unit to test the cable.
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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KR101644457B1 (en) * 2015-12-31 2016-08-12 (주)파워닉스 Apparatus and Method for preventing human error in cabling
KR200493553Y1 (en) * 2020-09-18 2021-04-21 (주)인포스텍 red LED recognition Circuit for detecting a connection error of cable used in a LAN modular jack and an active patch panel and active patch panel having the same

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