Network for telephony and data communication
First Claim
1. A service outlet for coupling a data unit to a wired digital data signal and for coupling a service unit to an analog service signal, for use with a service wire pair installed in walls of a building, the service wire pair concurrently carrying a wired bi-directional digital data signal and an analog service signal carried over a service signal frequency band, using frequency division multiplexing, wherein the wired digital data signal is carried over a frequency band distinct from the service signal frequency band, wherein said service outlet comprises a single enclosure and, within said single enclosure:
- a wiring connector for connecting to the service wire pair, a first filter coupled to the wiring connector for passing only the analog service signal, a standard service connector coupled to the first filter and connectable to the service unit for coupling the service unit to the analog service signal, a second filter coupled to the wiring connector for passing only the wired digital data signal, a service wiring modem coupled to the second filter for coupling the second filter to the wired digital data signal, a standard data connector connectable to the data unit, a transceiver coupled to the standard data connector for coupling packet-based bi-directional digital data to the data unit, a multiport device consisting of one of a bridge, a router and a gateway coupled to said service wiring modem and said transceiver for coupling wired digital data contained in the wired digital data signal and the packet based digital data, and a power supply coupled to the service wiring modem and the transceiver for powering the service wiring modem and the transceiver.
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Abstract
A service outlet for coupling a data unit to a wired digital data signal and for coupling a service unit to an analog service signal, for use with a service wire pair installed in walls of a building, the service wire pair concurrently carrying a wired bi-directional digital data signal and an analog service signal carried over a service signal frequency band, using frequency division multiplexing, wherein the wired digital data signal is carried over a frequency band distinct from the service signal frequency band. The outlet has a single enclosure and, within the enclosure: a wiring connector; first and second filters coupled to the wiring connector; a service connector coupled to the first filter and connectable to the service unit for coupling the service unit to the analog service signal; a service wiring modem coupled to the second filter; and a power supply coupled to the service wiring modem.
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Citations
57 Claims
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1. A service outlet for coupling a data unit to a wired digital data signal and for coupling a service unit to an analog service signal, for use with a service wire pair installed in walls of a building, the service wire pair concurrently carrying a wired bi-directional digital data signal and an analog service signal carried over a service signal frequency band, using frequency division multiplexing, wherein the wired digital data signal is carried over a frequency band distinct from the service signal frequency band, wherein said service outlet comprises a single enclosure and, within said single enclosure:
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a wiring connector for connecting to the service wire pair, a first filter coupled to the wiring connector for passing only the analog service signal, a standard service connector coupled to the first filter and connectable to the service unit for coupling the service unit to the analog service signal, a second filter coupled to the wiring connector for passing only the wired digital data signal, a service wiring modem coupled to the second filter for coupling the second filter to the wired digital data signal, a standard data connector connectable to the data unit, a transceiver coupled to the standard data connector for coupling packet-based bi-directional digital data to the data unit, a multiport device consisting of one of a bridge, a router and a gateway coupled to said service wiring modem and said transceiver for coupling wired digital data contained in the wired digital data signal and the packet based digital data, and a power supply coupled to the service wiring modem and the transceiver for powering the service wiring modem and the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device for coupling a first data unit and a second data unit to first and second distinct Internet-based data streams carried over a single XDSL connection using time division multiplexing, for use with a telephone wire pair concurrently carrying xDSL and analog telephony signals using frequency division multiplexing, wherein the xDSL signal is carried over a high frequency band and the analog telephony signal is carried over a low frequency band, wherein said device comprises
a single enclosure and, within said single enclosure: -
a telephone connector for connecting to the telephone wire pair, a high pass filter coupled to the telephone connector for passing only the xDSL signal, a xDSL modem coupled to the high pass filter for coupling to the xDSL signal, a first standard data connector connectable to the first data unit, a first data transceiver coupled with the first standard data connector for first Internet-based data stream communication with the first data unit, a second standard data connector connectable to the second data unit, a second data transceiver coupled with the second standard data connector for second Internet-based data stream communication with the first data unit, and a multiport device consisting of one of a bridge, a router and a gateway coupled to said xDSL modem and said first and second data transceivers for coupling the xDSL signal and the first and second Internet-based data streams. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device for coupling first and second bi-directional digital data signals, each carried over a distinct wiring, to each other and to a data unit, for use with a telephone wire pair at least in part in a building, the telephone wire pair concurrently carrying first bi-directional digital data using a XDSL signal containing the first bi-directional digital data and an analog telephone signal over a telephone signal frequency band, wherein the xDSL signal is carried over a frequency band distinct from and higher than the telephone signal frequency band, and with a service wire pair installed at least in part in walls within a building, the service wire pair concurrently carrying a second bi-directional digital data signal containing second bi-directional digital data and an analog service signal carried over an analog service signal frequency band, using frequency division multiplexing wherein the second bi-directional digital data signal is carried over a frequency band distinct from the analog service signal frequency band, said device comprising a single enclosure and, within said single enclosure:
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a telephone connector for connecting said device to the telephone wire pair;
a high pass filter coupled to said telephone connector for passing only the XDSL signal;
a xDSL modem coupled to said high pass filter for coupling with the first bi-directional data signal;
a service wiring connector for connecting said device to the service wire pair;
a filter coupled to said service wiring connector for passing only the second bi-directional data signal;
a service wiring modem coupled to said filter for coupling with the second bi-directional data signal;
a multiport unit consisting of one of a bridge, a router and a gateway coupled to said xDSL modem and service wiring modem and operative to couple the first and second bi-directional digital data to each other;
a standard data interface coupled to the multiport unit for coupling a standard data interface signal to at least one of the XDSL signal and the second bi-directional digital data signal; and
a standard data connector coupled to the standard data interface and connectable to a data unit for coupling the standard data interface signal to the data unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A device for coupling a first data unit and a second data unit to respective first and second distinct data streams, for use with a wiring concurrently carrying over the same wires a power signal and a digital data signal, the digital data signal comprising said first and second distinct data streams carried using time division multiplexing, wherein said device comprises a single enclosure and, within said single enclosure:
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a wiring connector for connecting to the wiring, a wiring modem coupled to the wiring connector for coupling to the digital data signal, a first standard data connector connectable to the first data unit, a first data transceiver coupled to the first standard data connector for data communication with the first data unit, a second standard data connector connectable to the second data unit, a second data transceiver coupled to the second standard data connector for data communication with the second data unit, and a multiport unit coupled to said wiring modem and said first and second data transceivers for coupling only the first data stream to the first data transceiver and for coupling only the second data stream to the second data transceiver, wherein at least part of the device is coupled to the wiring connector to be powered by the power signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An outlet for coupling a first data unit and a second data unit to respective first and second distinct data streams, for use with a wiring at least in part in walls of a building and carrying a digital data signal, the digital data signal comprising said first and second distinct data streams carried using time division multiplexing, wherein said outlet comprises a single enclosure and, within said single enclosure:
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a wiring connector for connecting to the wiring, a wiring modem coupled to the wiring connector for coupling to the digital data signal, a first standard data connector connectable to the first data unit, a first data transceiver coupled to the first standard data connector for data communication with the first data unit, a second standard data connector connectable to the second data unit, a second data transceiver coupled to the second standard data connector for data communication with the second data unit, and a multiport unit coupled to said wiring modem and said first and second data transceivers for coupling only the first data stream to the first data transceiver and for coupling only the second data stream to the second data transceiver, wherein at least one of the wiring modem and the first and second data transceivers comprises power consuming components. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A device for coupling to a data signal, a power signal and a telephone signal carried by a network wiring in a building, said device comprising:
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a wiring connector connectible to the network wiring;
a telephone connector coupled to said wiring connector and operative to couple a telephone unit to the telephone signal;
a data connector coupled to said wiring connector and operative to couple a data unit to the data signal; and
at least one power consuming component coupled to said wiring connector in order to receive, and be powered by, the power signal, wherein the telephone signal and the data signal are concurrently carried over the same conductors of the network wiring in respectively different frequency bands, and said device further comprises a frequency selective means to separate the telephone and data signals. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. For use with a telephone wiring in a wall of a building, the wiring comprising of at least two conductors and being connected to external telephone and data networks, the telephone wiring concurrently carrying over the same conductors a digitized telephony signal and a digital data signal, a device for coupling a telephone device to said digitized telephony signal and a data unit to said digital data signal, the device comprising in a single enclosure:
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a wiring connector connectable to the telephone wiring;
a high pass filter coupled to said wiring connector for passing only the digital data signal;
a telephone wiring modem coupled to said high pass filter, the telephone wiring modem operative to conduct a bi-directional packet-based digital data signal over said telephone wiring;
a data connector connectable to a data unit for establishing a bi-directional packet-based digital data signal connection with the data unit;
a router coupled between the data connector and the telephone wiring modem for data transfer between said modem and said data connector; and
a standard telephone connector coupled to said wiring connector and connectable to a telephone device for coupling the telephone device to the digitized telephony signal. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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