Patent ID: 7873322

Claim:
An apparatus for testing ingress into a subscriber network, which includes an access point to a communication network, comprising: a radio frequency (RF) input connectable to the access point, which is disconnected from the communication network, for receiving RF signals ingressed into the subscriber network from outside sources; a signal processor operably coupled to the RF input, the signal processor operable to scan the RF signals for power levels at a plurality of frequencies, and operable to determine power level measurements based on the power levels of the RF signals at the plurality of frequencies; and a controller coupled to the signal processor, the controller operable, in response to at least one user input command, to cause the signal processor to scan the RF signals for the power levels at the plurality of frequencies spread over at least one predetermined frequency band; wherein at least one of the controller and the signal processor is operable to indicate an ingress susceptibility of the subscriber network in at least one human-perceptible form based on the power level measurements.