Patent ID: 8422543

Claim:
A method for compensating communication signals communicated to a plurality of media devices from an agile equalizer, wherein the media devices are communicatively coupled to the agile equalizer via a coaxial cable communication system, and wherein the agile equalizer comprises at least a first equalizer stage and a second equalizer stage, the method comprising: receiving a first compensation control signal from a first media device, wherein the first compensation control signal defines compensation for communication signals communicated to the first media device over a first coaxial cable; compensating a received first communication signal based upon the first compensation control signal, wherein the received first communication signal is compensated by the first equalizer stage that comprises an amplifier configured to amplify the received first communication signal in response to actuation by an address switch, a filter configured to filter the received first communication signal in response to actuation by the address switch, an equalizer configured to equalize the received first communication signal in response to actuation by the address switch, and an attenuator configured to attenuate the received first communication signal in response to actuation by the address switch; communicating the first compensated communication signal to the first media device over the first coaxial cable; receiving a second compensation control signal from a second media device, wherein the second compensation control signal defines compensation for communication signals communicated to the second media device over a second coaxial cable; compensating a received second communication signal based upon the second compensation control signal, wherein the received second communication signal is compensated by the second equalizer stage; and communicating the second compensated communication signal to the second media device over the second coaxial cable.