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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2018
Arris Enterprises Llc, Suwanee, GA (US);
Zhijian Sun, Avon, CT (US);
Eric J. Cormier, Bristol, CT (US);
ARRIS Enterprises LLC, Suwanee, GA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a bi-directional coupler for coupling an upstream signal and a downstream signal to a termination load. A test point detection mechanism is configured to detect when a test point device is inserted in a test point connector. The test point device is configured to perform a test of the upstream signal or the downstream signal. A switch is configured to switch from being coupled to the termination load to being coupled to the test point device when the test point device is detected as being inserted in the test point connector. The switch is configured to switch from being coupled to being coupled to the test point device to the termination load when the test point device is detected as being removed from being inserted in the test point connector.