Patent ID: 9065965
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a reflector apparatus configured upstream of a root split point in a home coaxial network and downstream from a headend, said root split point having a first output leg leading to a first node in the home coaxial network, a second output leg leading to a second node in the home coaxial network, and a third output leg leading to a third node in the home coaxial network, said reflector apparatus to receive signals transmitted upstream from said first node and to reflect and retransmit said signals downstream to said second node and to said third node in the home coaxial network; and an amplifier included in the reflector apparatus to amplify said signals prior to reflecting and retransmitting said signals downstream to said second node and to said third node in the home coaxial network, said amplifier configured to select a second amount of amplification for the second node based on signal power data received from said second node, and said amplifier configured to select a third amount of amplification for the third node based on signal power data received from said third node.