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Field technician communicator

  • US 20030163831A1
  • Filed: 10/18/2002
  • Published: 08/28/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A communication system for field technicians of a cable network, comprising:

  • at least one portable technician communicator, each configured to couple to a coaxial cable connector of the cable network, and each capable of enabling full duplex communications using selected upstream and downstream channels of the cable network; and

    a central communicator, for coupling to the cable network at a point of distribution, comprising;

    a plurality of transceivers, each for establishing a communication link with any technician communicator that is connected to the cable network;

    a switch matrix, coupled to the plurality of transceivers, that forwards upstream and downstream communications between linked technician communicators; and

    a controller, coupled to the switch matrix, that detects requests by technician communicators to establish a communication connection, that sends a connection request to target devices, that detects a response indication from target devices and that controls the switch matrix to establish communication connections.

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