Patent ID: 7466650

Claim:
A surveillance network node comprising: (a) a power line modem; (b) a second modem; (c) a first switch for selecting one of the power line modem and the second modem for a transmission of surveillance information; (d) a second switch for selecting one of the power line modem and the second modem from which to receive remote information; and (e) a computer usable medium having computer readable code means embodied therein comprising instructions for: (i) measuring information relating to the power line modem and the second modem through the second switch; and (ii) based on the measured information from (i): (A) selectively signalling the first switch to select one of the power line modem and the second modem for transmission of surveillance information and (B) selectively signalling the second switch to select one of the power line modem and the second modem for receiving remote information.