Patent ID: 9571258
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: determining by a processing system including a processor, for a first communications link, an unintended signal within an intermediate-frequency bandwidth occupied by a down-converted satellite signal obtained by way of the first communications link and a redundant down-converted satellite signal obtained by way of a second communications link, wherein the down-converted satellite signal is provided to a decoder that decodes the down-converted satellite signal, resulting in a broadcast signal for distribution throughout a multimedia distribution network; characterizing, by the processing system, the unintended signal as an interfering signal according to an attribute of the unintended signal; transmitting a notification to a network management controller, wherein the notification indicates the attribute of the unintended signal, wherein the attribute is one of absolute amplitude, relative amplitude, noise level, spectral enemy, and bandwidth; and causing, by the processing system, the decoder to substitute the down-converted satellite signal with the redundant down converted satellite signal responsive to receiving a control signal from the network management controller.