Patent ID: 7577238
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A signal detector to measure telecommunications signals, the signal detector comprising: a housing holding electronics to measure a signal associated with a telecommunications protocol and to determine whether the measured signal is within a predetermined range associated with the telecommunications protocol, wherein the signal comprises one of a multimedia over coax (MoCa) signal, an analog radio frequency (RF) signal, a home phoneline networking alliance (HPNA) signal, a digital subscriber line (xDSL) signal, an Ethernet signal, and a Wi-Fi signal; a power source to power the electronics; at least one port on the housing to connect to the signal detector a media coupled to a signal source, wherein the media comprise coaxial cable media, Ethernet cable media, and telephone cable media; a source selector connected to the signal detector to select a signal for measurement from the at least one port; and an indicator mounted on the housing to indicate whether the measured signal of the signal source is within the predetermined range associated with the telecommunications protocol.