Patent ID: 6633628
Filing Date: 2003-10-14
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
An apparatus for selecting a supported signal path for a transceiver in a communication system, comprising, in combination:a relay operable to select at least one test signal path from a plurality of signal paths, wherein the plurality of signal paths includes at least a first signal path and a second signal path; a signal detector coupled to the relay for determining whether the at least one test signal path is the supported signal path, wherein the first signal path is the supported signal path when the signal detector determines that a specified signal type is present on the first signal path, and wherein the second signal path is the supported signal path when the signal detector determines that the specified signal type is present on the second signal path; and a relay controller operable to cause the relay to select the first signal path to allow the signal detector to determine whether the first signal path is the supported signal path, and to select the second signal path when the signal detector determines that the first signal path is not the supported signal path to allow the signal detector to determine whether the second signal path is the supported signal path.