Patent ID: 7925155
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: H04H,H04J

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating signal broadcasting, comprising: receiving a first copy of a signal at a first selector of a first headend, the first copy received through a first receive pipe of a first ring; receiving a second copy of the signal at the first selector, the second copy received through a second receive pipe of a second ring; selecting by the first selector either the first copy or the second copy; sending the selected copy through a first transmit pipe of the first ring; receiving the first copy of the signal at a second selector of the first headend, the first copy received through the first receive pipe of the first ring; receiving the second copy of the signal at the second selector, the second copy received through the second receive pipe of the second ring; selecting by the second selector either the first copy or the second copy; and sending the selected copy through a second transmit pipe of the second ring.