Hybrid splitter passing CATV+MoCA and MoCA signals

• US 10,462,419 B2
• Filed: 01/12/2018
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Digicomm International LLC
• Original Assignee: CommScope Technologies, LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Inventors: Li, Shi Man, Vogel, Mark O.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hance, Robert J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bantamoi, Anthony
• Application Number:
  US15/869,184
• Publication Number:
  US 20180205910A1
• Time in Patent Office: 655 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 7/06 including resistors H03H7/075, H03H7/09, H03H7/12, H03H7/13 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 7/1791 Combined LC in shunt or branch path
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 7/461 particularly adapted for use in common antenna systems
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 7/482 particularly adapted for use in common antenna systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/78 CATV [Community Antenna Television] systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/104 Switchers or splitters

Abstract

A CATV & MoCA splitter has an input and at least one output that is “CATV & MoCA” and at least one output that is “MoCA only.” The splitter functions as a building block to provide a customizable installation that supplies the needed number of “CATV & MoCA” outputs and the needed number of “MoCA only” outputs. The splitter includes a housing with first, second and third coaxial ports attached to the housing. In one embodiment, the second coaxial port is connected to the first coaxial port via a power divider so that all frequencies presented to the first coaxial port can pass to the second coaxial port, and vice versa. A high pass filter, which passes only MoCA signals, connects the power divider and third coaxial port.

Claims

1. A splitter comprising:

a housing;

a first power divider element within said housing;

a first coaxial port attached to said housing;

a second coaxial port attached to said housing, said second coaxial port being connected to said first coaxial port via said first power divider element so that all frequencies presented to said first coaxial port can pass to said second coaxial port, and so that all frequencies presented to said second coaxial port can pass to said first coaxial port;

a high pass filter within said housing, said high pass filter having a first terminal connected to said first coaxial port via said first power divider element; and

a third coaxial port attached to said housing, said third coaxial port being connected to a second terminal of said high pass filter, so that frequencies within said high pass filter'"'"'s frequency range may pass from said first coaxial port to said third coaxial port, frequencies within said high pass filter'"'"'s frequency range may also pass from said third coaxial port to said first coaxial port, and frequencies outside of said high pass filter'"'"'s frequency range are attenuated by said high pass filter, wherein a first terminal of said first power divider element is connected to said first coaxial port, a second terminal of said first power divider element is connected to said second coaxial port, and said first terminal of said high pass filter is connected to a third terminal of said first power divider element.

2. The splitter according to claim 1, wherein said high pass filter passes frequencies in a range of 850 MHz to 1675 MHz and attenuates frequencies below the range.

3. The splitter according to claim 2, wherein said high pass filter passes frequencies in a range of 1125 MHz to 1675 MHz and attenuates frequencies below the range and also attenuates frequencies above the range.

4. The splitter according to claim 1, wherein a first terminal of said first power divider element is directly connected to said first coaxial port without any intervening circuit element, and said second terminal of said first power divider element is directly connected to said second coaxial port without any intervening circuit element.

5. The splitter according to claim 4, wherein said third coaxial port is directly connected to said second terminal of said high pass filter without any intervening circuit element.

6. The splitter according to claim 1, further comprising:

a fourth coaxial port attached to said housing, said fourth coaxial port being connected to said first coaxial port so that all frequencies presented to said first coaxial port can pass to said fourth coaxial port, and so that all frequencies presented to said fourth coaxial port can pass to said first coaxial port.

7. The splitter according to claim 6, further comprising:

a second power divider element within said housing, wherein a first terminal of said second power divider element is connected to said second terminal of said first power divider element, a second terminal of said second power divider element is connected to said second coaxial port, and a third terminal of said second power divider element is connected to said fourth coaxial port.

8. The splitter according to claim 7, further comprising:

a fifth coaxial port attached to said housing, said fifth coaxial port being connected to said second terminal of said high pass filter.

9. The splitter according to claim 8, further comprising:

a third power divider element within said housing, wherein a first terminal of said third power divider element is connected to said second terminal of said high pass filter, a second terminal of said third power divider element is connected to said third coaxial port, and a third terminal of said third power divider element is connected to said fifth coaxial port.

10. The splitter according to claim 9, further comprising:

a sixth coaxial port attached to said housing, said sixth coaxial port being connected to said first coaxial port so that all frequencies presented to said first coaxial port can pass to said sixth coaxial port, and so that all frequencies presented to said sixth coaxial port can pass to said first coaxial port, wherein said sixth coaxial port is connected to a fourth terminal of said second power divider element.

11. The splitter according to claim 1, further comprising:

a fourth coaxial port attached to said housing, said fourth coaxial port being connected to said second terminal of said high pass filter.

12. The splitter according to claim 11, further comprising:

a second power divider element within said housing, wherein a first terminal of said second power divider element is connected to said second terminal of said high pass filter, a second terminal of said second power divider element is connected to said third coaxial port, and a third terminal of said second power divider element is connected to said fourth coaxial port.

13. A splitter comprising:

a housing;

a first coaxial port attached to said housing;

a second coaxial port attached to said housing;

a power divider element within said housing, wherein a first terminal of said power divider element is directly connected to said first coaxial port without any intervening circuit element, and a second terminal of said power divider element is directly connected to said second coaxial port without any intervening circuit element, so that all frequencies presented to said first coaxial port can pass to said second coaxial port, and so that all frequencies presented to said second coaxial port can pass to said first coaxial port;

a high pass filter within said housing, said high pass filter having a first terminal directly connected to a third terminal of said power divider element without any intervening circuit element; and

a third coaxial port attached to said housing, said third coaxial port being directly connected to a second terminal of said high pass filter without any intervening circuit element, so that frequencies within said high pass filter'"'"'s frequency range may pass from said first coaxial port to said third coaxial port, frequencies within said high pass filter'"'"'s frequency range may also pass from said third coaxial port to said first coaxial port, and frequencies outside of said high pass filter'"'"'s frequency range are attenuated by said high pass filter.

14. The splitter according to claim 13, wherein said high pass filter allows frequencies to pass between said second terminal of said power divider element and said third coaxial port which are in a range of 850 MHz to 1675 MHz and attenuates frequencies below the range.

15. The splitter according to claim 13, wherein said high pass filter allows frequencies to pass between said second terminal of said power divider element and said third coaxial port which are in a range of 1125 MHz to 1675 MHz and attenuates frequencies below the range and also attenuates frequencies above the range.

16. A splitter consisting of:

a housing;

a first coaxial port attached to said housing;

a second coaxial port attached to said housing;

a power divider element within said housing, wherein a first terminal of said power divider element is directly connected to said first coaxial port without any intervening circuit element, and a second terminal of said power divider element is directly connected to said second coaxial port without any intervening circuit element, so that all frequencies presented to said first coaxial port can pass to said second coaxial port, and so that all frequencies presented to said second coaxial port can pass to said first coaxial port;

a high pass filter within said housing, said high pass filter having a first terminal directly connected to a third terminal of said power divider element without any intervening circuit element; and

a third coaxial port attached to said housing, said third coaxial port being directly connected to a second terminal of said high pass filter without any intervening circuit element, so that frequencies within said high pass filter'"'"'s frequency range may pass from said first coaxial port to said third coaxial port, frequencies within said high pass filter'"'"'s frequency range may also pass from said third coaxial port to said first coaxial port, and frequencies outside of said high pass filter'"'"'s frequency range are attenuated by said high pass filter.

17. The splitter according to claim 16, wherein said high pass filter passes frequencies in the MoCA range and attenuates frequencies below the MoCA range.

18. The splitter according to claim 16, wherein said high pass filter passes frequencies in the 1,125 MHz to 1,675 MHz range and attenuates frequencies below about 1,125 MHz.

19. The splitter according to claim 16, wherein said high pass filter allows frequencies to pass between said second terminal of said power divider element and said third coaxial port which are in a range of 850 MHz to 1675 MHz and attenuates frequencies below the range.

20. The splitter according to claim 16, wherein said high pass filter allows frequencies to pass between said second terminal of said power divider element and said third coaxial port which are in a range of 1125 MHz to 1675 MHz and attenuates frequencies below the range and also attenuates frequencies above the range.