Patent ID: 8270398

Claim:
A modular system for processing signals comprising: a plurality of frame input terminals for receiving a plurality of input signals; a plurality of input modules coupled to the frame input terminals to receive the input signals; a cross point switch coupled to the input modules at a plurality of cross point switch input terminals to receive the input signals, wherein the cross point switch is configurable to couple one or more of the input signals to each of a plurality of processor input terminals; a plurality of output modules, each output module including one or more output processors, wherein each of at least some of the output processors is coupled to one or more of the processor input terminals to receive one or more of the input signals, and wherein each output module has one or more frame output terminals; and a controller coupled to: the cross point switch to couple at least some of the frame input terminals to one of the processor input terminals whereby the input signals received at the frame input terminals are provided at the corresponding processor input terminals; and at least one of the output processors to controllably configure the at least one output processor to processor input signals received at the one or more processor input terminals of the at least one output processor to provide one or more output signals at the one or more frame output terminals of the at least one output processor.