Patent ID: 7742771
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for determining the connectivity of a receiver in a Load Balancing Group or Spectrum Group comprising: a transmission unit capable of transmitting signals according to predetermined communication protocols; a plurality of receivers in the Load Balancing Group or Spectrum Group, each receiver being capable of receiving signals according to predetermined communication protocols; a spare receiver capable of receiving signals using the predetermined communication protocols of each of the plurality of receivers; a switching unit which selectively connects the spare receiver to a signal line associated with one of the plurality of receivers, enabling the spare receiver to receive signals sent to a selected one of the plurality of receivers; and a microprocessor configured to instruct the spare receiver to receive signals using a predetermined communication protocol of a first selected receiver of the plurality of receivers and to instruct the switching unit to connect the spare receiver to another selected receiver of the plurality of receivers, wherein the microprocessor instructs the spare receiver to connect to another receiver which does not have modems registered.