COMMUNICATION LINK WITH NON-INTRUSIVE EXPANSION CAPABILITY

摘要

Systems and methods are described for communications links with non-intrusiv e expansion capability. A first sputter combiner switches from a shut state to a bypass state when a second headend output is communicatively coupled to a first upstream input and a second headend input is communicatively coupled to a first downstream output. The first sputter 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.