Broadband radio frequency data communication system using twisted pair wiring
First Claim
1. A broadband signal distribution interface device comprising:
- (a) a broadband signal interface configured to receive broadband radio frequency signals;
(b) a plurality of broadband signal connections configured to distribute broadband radio frequency signals;
(c) circuitry defining an upstream signal path and a downstream signal path between the broadband signal interface and the plurality of broadband signal connections, the circuitry including a gain control circuit and a slope control circuit each positioned along the downstream signal path, wherein the circuitry is configured to accommodate downstream transmission of the broadband signals onto twisted pair wiring.
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Abstract
A system for distributing broadband signals via twisted pair wiring is disclosed. Various aspects of the system involve use of a broadband signal distribution interface device and/or a broadband line driver. In one aspect, a broadband signal distribution interface device includes a broadband signal interface configured to receive broadband radio frequency signals, and a plurality of broadband signal connections configured to distribute broadband radio frequency signals. The interface device also includes circuitry defining an upstream signal path and a downstream signal path and including a gain control circuit and a slope control circuit each positioned along the downstream signal path. The circuitry is configured to accommodate downstream transmission of the broadband signals onto twisted pair wiring.
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16 Claims
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1. A broadband signal distribution interface device comprising:
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(a) a broadband signal interface configured to receive broadband radio frequency signals; (b) a plurality of broadband signal connections configured to distribute broadband radio frequency signals; (c) circuitry defining an upstream signal path and a downstream signal path between the broadband signal interface and the plurality of broadband signal connections, the circuitry including a gain control circuit and a slope control circuit each positioned along the downstream signal path, wherein the circuitry is configured to accommodate downstream transmission of the broadband signals onto twisted pair wiring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A broadband signal distribution system useable at a facility, the system comprising:
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a broadband signal distribution interface device configured to receive broadband radio frequency signals from a headend and including a plurality of broadband signal connections, the broadband signal distribution interface device including circuitry defining an upstream signal path and a downstream signal path, the circuitry including a gain control circuit and a slope control circuit each positioned along the downstream signal path; a plurality of broadband line drivers communicatively coupled to the broadband signal connections of the broadband signal distribution interface device, each of the plurality of broadband line drivers including a plurality of twisted pair interfaces, each twisted pair interface associated with a twisted pair interface circuit having an outbound signal path and an inbound signal path, the twisted pair interface circuit including an amplifier positioned on the outbound signal path and a radio frequency switch positioned on the inbound signal path. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A broadband line driver comprising:
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a broadband signal interface; a plurality of twisted pair connections; circuitry defining an upstream signal path and a downstream signal path communicatively connected to the broadband signal input interface, the upstream signal path defining a first frequency range and the downstream signal path defining a second frequency range; a twisted pair interface circuit having an outbound signal path connecting one of the plurality of twisted pair connections to the downstream signal path and an inbound signal path connecting the one of the plurality of twisted pair connections to the upstream signal path, the twisted pair interface circuit including; an amplifier positioned on the outbound signal path; a radio frequency switch positioned on the inbound signal path; and a voltage monitoring circuit configured to activate at least one of the amplifier or the radio frequency switch depending upon an observed voltage. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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