Patent ID: 7903972

Claim:
A system comprising: a module configured to convert an input signal in a first format to a signal in a second format; a configurable multitap for splitting the signal in the second format comprising: a splitter that provides a splitter signal in the second signal format to a first plurality of feeds corresponding to a first level of service; a filter that filters the splitter signal on at least one of the first plurality of feeds to provide a filtered signal to a second plurality of feeds corresponding to a second level of service that is different from the first level of service; and a plurality of switches comprising: a first switch coupled between at least one of the first plurality of feeds and each of a plurality of output terminals configured to selectively provide a first service signal to each of the plurality of output terminals corresponding to the first level of service; and a second switch coupled between at least one of the second plurality of feeds and each of the plurality of output terminals configured to selectively provide a second service signal to each of the plurality of output terminals corresponding the second level of service; and a processor for that controls the plurality of switches of the multitap based on a control signal to control which of at least one of the first service signal and the second service signal is provided to each of the plurality of output terminals, such that at least one the plurality of output terminals is operative to receive both the first level of service and the second level of service.