NODE OF POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT NETWORK

The invention has for its object to provide a network in which an optimized mode of operation is made possible both in the trouble-free case and on the occurrence of a disturbance. This object is attained by a network (NET) which is implemented with nodes (HUB2) as claimed in claim 1. The node according to the invention (HUB2) is characterized in that it not only receives signals but also transmits signals to adjacent nodes (HUB1, HUB3), and that it comprises only one detector (DET1) which detects the reception of signals from a preferred direction (HUB1) and controls the switch (S1) in such a way that in the trouble-free case, the signals received from the preferred direction (HUB1) are routed to a coaxial cable network and/or to an adjacent node (HUB3) located in a preferred direction, and that on the occurrence of a disturbance, the signals received from a reserve line are routed to the coaxial cable network and/or to an adjacent node (HUB1) located in the direction of the disturbance, whereby the reserve line is activated. In this manner, the nodes (HUB2) can control the reception and retransmission of the signals autonomously and independently of additional control equipment, such as a central switching assembly, and the reserve line is activated only on the occurrence of a disturbance.