A system for pinpointing CDP sources in a two-way HFC CATV network
comprises a headend CPD radar unit, a return path switch, and a computer.
The radar unit is coupled to a headend combiner. The return path switch
is coupled between the nodes of the CATV network and the radar unit. The
computer is connected to the radar unit and the return path switch. The
computer controls the radar unit and switch and causes them to perform
constant sequential CPD monitoring of the nodes of the network. The
system further comprises a portable radar-calibrator unit that is carried
into the field and connected to various points along the coaxial cable
portion of the network. The portable radar unit is used to detect CPD
sources in the field and to calibrate the network as to time delay. The
portable unit communicates with the headend radar unit through the CATV
network.