Patent ID: 8582434

Claim:
A media selection system comprising: a plurality of media ports, each of the plurality of media ports being coupled to a corresponding physical medium, each of the plurality of media ports being configured to generate an activity signal indicting whether activity is sensed on the corresponding physical medium associated with the media port, and generate a link status signal indicating a network link status through the corresponding physical medium associated with the media port; a priority storage module configured to contain priority information, the priority information setting forth a priority for establishing a link through each of the plurality of media ports; and a media selector module configured to select a first media port of the plurality of media port through which a link will be maintained based on (i) the link status signal generated by each of the plurality of media ports and (ii) the priority information, and block all other links through media ports of the plurality of media ports other than the first media port, wherein, in response to an activity signal being generated by a second media port having a higher priority than the first media port, the media selector is configured to block all other media ports other than the second media port responsive to a link being established through the second media port.