Ingress susceptibility on return path
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a radio frequency (“
RF”
) input configured to receive RF signals from a subscriber site of a communication network;
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 generate power level signals based at least in part on the power levels; and
a controller operably 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 with 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 site in at least one human-perceptible form based at least in part on the power level signals.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes an RF input configured to receive RF signals from a communication network subscriber site. The apparatus includes a signal processor operably coupled to the RF input. The signal processor is operable to scan the RF signals for power levels at a plurality of frequencies and generate power level signals based at least in part on the power levels. The apparatus includes a controller operably coupled to the signal processor. The controller is operable, in response to at least one user input command, to cause the signal processor to scan the RF signals for the power levels with the plurality of frequencies spread over at least one predetermined frequency band. At least one of the controller and the signal processor is operable to indicate an ingress susceptibility of the subscriber site in at least one human-perceptible form based at least in part on the power level signals.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a radio frequency (“
RF”
) input configured to receive RF signals from a subscriber site of a communication network;
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 generate power level signals based at least in part on the power levels; and
a controller operably 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 with 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 site in at least one human-perceptible form based at least in part on the power level signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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scanning radio frequency (“
RF”
) signals from a subscriber site of a communication network for power levels at a plurality of frequencies spread over at least one predetermined frequency band; and
indicating an ingress susceptibility of the subscriber site in at least one human-perceptible form based at least in part on the power levels. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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a means for receiving radio frequency (“
RF”
) signals from a subscriber site of a communication network;
a means for scanning the RF signals for power levels at a plurality of frequencies and generating power level signals based at least in part on the power levels; and
a means for receiving at least one user input command and causing the scanning means to scan the RF signals for the power levels with the plurality of frequencies spread over at least one predetermined frequency band in response to the at least one user input command;
wherein at least one of the means is operable to indicate an ingress susceptibility of the subscriber site in at least one human-perceptible form based at least in part on the power level signals. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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