Bridged ultra-wideband communication method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A communication system comprising:
- a receiver structured to receive a substantially continuous sine wave carrier signal, the signal modulated to contain communication data;
a demodulator communicating with the receiver, the demodulator structured to demodulate the communication data from the substantially continuous sine wave carrier signal; and
a transmitter coupled to the demodulator, the transmitter including an electromagnetic pulse generating circuit, with the electromagnetic pulse generating circuit structured to transmit a plurality of electromagnetic pulses, with the pulses configured to include the communication data.
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Abstract
Systems, apparatus and methods are provided for bridging data to and from different communication physical layers and protocols. The present invention comprises a communication system structured to “bridge” between conventional, narrowband carrier wave communication technology and ultra-wideband communication technology. The present invention may be used in wireless and wire communication networks such as hybrid fiber-coax networks. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
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47 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a receiver structured to receive a substantially continuous sine wave carrier signal, the signal modulated to contain communication data;
a demodulator communicating with the receiver, the demodulator structured to demodulate the communication data from the substantially continuous sine wave carrier signal; and
a transmitter coupled to the demodulator, the transmitter including an electromagnetic pulse generating circuit, with the electromagnetic pulse generating circuit structured to transmit a plurality of electromagnetic pulses, with the pulses configured to include the communication data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A communication system comprising:
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a receiver structured to receive a plurality of electromagnetic pulses, with the electromagnetic pulses configured to include communication data;
a demodulator communicating with the receiver, the demodulator structured to demodulate the communication data from the plurality of electromagnetic pulses; and
a transmitter coupled to the demodulator, the transmitter including an electromagnetic pulse generating circuit, with the electromagnetic pulse generating circuit structured to transmit a substantially continuous sine wave carrier signal, with the substantially continuous sine wave carrier signal modulated to contain the communication data. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of transmitting data, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving data;
demodulating the data;
providing an electromagnetic pulse generating circuit;
generating a plurality of electromagnetic pulses arranged to represent the demodulated data; and
transmitting the plurality of electromagnetic pulses. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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