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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2000
Guy Sucharczuk, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wanda Wolodkowicz, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Krzysztof Pradzynski, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Aurora Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described for communications links with non-intrusive expansion capability. A first splitter combiner switches form a shut state to a bypass state when a second headend output is communicatively coupled to a first upstream input and a second headed output is communicatively coupled to a first downstream output. The first splitter combiner is then switchable back to the shut state from the bypass state when the either the second headend output is communicatively decoupled from the first upstream input or the second headend input is communicatively decoupled from the first downstream output. The systems and methods provide advantages because a communication network can be equipped for non-intrusive expansion of the network.