Wire system assessment
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1. A method for monitoring a wiring system using a computer processor, the method comprising:
- measuring a number of responses to signals transmitted in a portion of the wiring system to form a measured signature;
retrieving design data for the portion of the wiring system;
identifying a number of expected responses for the signals in the portion of the wiring system using the design data to form a computed signature; and
comparing using the computer processor the measured signature with the computed signature, including plotting the computed signature and the measured signature on a graph;
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identifying a number of areas on the graph where a difference between the computed signature and the measured signature exceeds a specified threshold to form a number of identified areas; and
displaying the graph with the computed signature, the measured signature, and the number of identified areas on a display device.
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Abstract
The advantageous embodiments provide a method, a computer program product, and an apparatus for monitoring a wiring system. A number of responses to signals transmitted in a portion of the wiring system are measured to form a measured signature. Design data for the portion of the wiring system is retrieved. A number of expected responses for the signals in the portion of the wiring system are identified using the design data to form a computed signature. The measured signature is compared with the computed signature.
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1. A method for monitoring a wiring system using a computer processor, the method comprising:
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measuring a number of responses to signals transmitted in a portion of the wiring system to form a measured signature; retrieving design data for the portion of the wiring system; identifying a number of expected responses for the signals in the portion of the wiring system using the design data to form a computed signature; and comparing using the computer processor the measured signature with the computed signature, including plotting the computed signature and the measured signature on a graph;
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identifying a number of areas on the graph where a difference between the computed signature and the measured signature exceeds a specified threshold to form a number of identified areas; and
displaying the graph with the computed signature, the measured signature, and the number of identified areas on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; a first program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for measuring a number of responses to signals transmitted in a portion of the wiring system to form a measured signature; a second program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for retrieving design data for the portion of the wiring system; a third program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for identifying a number of expected responses for the signals in the portion of the wiring system using the design data to form a computed signature; and a fourth program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for comparing the measured signature with the computed signature, wherein the fourth program code further comprises; a fifth program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for plotting the computed signature and the measured signature on a graph; a sixth program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for identifying a number of areas on the graph where a difference between the computed signature and the measured signature exceeds a specified threshold to form a number of identified areas; and a seventh program code, stored on the computer readable storage medium, for displaying the graph with the computed signature, the measured signature, and the number of identified areas on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a bus; a memory connected to the bus; and a processor unit connected to the bus, wherein the processor unit is configured to; measure a number of responses to signals transmitted in a portion of the wiring system to form a measured signature, retrieve design data for the portion of the wiring system, identify a number of expected responses for the signals in the portion of the wiring system using the design data to form a computed signature, compare the measured signature with the computed signature; plot the computed signature and the measured signature on a graph; identify a number of areas on the graph where a difference between the measured signature and the computed signature exceeds a specified threshold to form a number of identified areas; and display the graph with the computed signature, the measured signature, and the number of identified areas on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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