A method for examining a propagative medium, such as a signal transmission cable, that requires the acquisition and examination of a minimum number of data points to determine the presence of an anomaly in the medium. When an anomaly is detected, its characteristics, such as loation, type and amount...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US5155439?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5155439 - Method of detecting and characterizing anomalies in a propagative medium