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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2003
Richard Marion Czerwiec, Raleigh, NC (US);
Richard Roger Rzonca, Raleigh, NC (US);
Marlin V. Simmering, Clayton, NC (US);
Geert Van Wonterghem, Eeklo, BE;
Jan DE Groote, Berchem, BE;
Richard Marion Czerwiec, Raleigh, NC (US);
Richard Roger Rzonca, Raleigh, NC (US);
Marlin V. Simmering, Clayton, NC (US);
Geert Van Wonterghem, Eeklo, BE;
Jan De Groote, Berchem, BE;
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A method for a system including a plurality of encoders each for receiving a first signal and encoding to generate a respective second signal for sending to a respective subscriber, comprising receiving, in each encoder, the first signal from a first source, while testing a signal path between a second source and the encoders, the first source on a first assembly, the second source on a second assembly, and each encoder on a respective third assembly, while each encoder is receiving the first signal from the first source, receiving, in each encoder, a third signal from the second source, generating, from each encoder, a fourth signal based on the third signal, the fourth signal being a redundancy signal and receiving and examining the fourth signal at the second source and subsequently receiving the first signal from the second source.