Method and system for providing a return path for signals generated by legacy video service terminals in an optical network
First Claim
1. A return path of an optical network system comprising:
- a video services controller for generating downstream RF modulated signals that are converted to the optical domain, the video services controller being disposed at a first site; and
a device for converting digitized, upstream, RF return packets to standard sized packets, the device being coupled to the video services controller and disposed at the first site.
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Abstract
A return path system includes inserting RF packets between regular upstream data packets, where the data packets are generated by communication devices such as a computer or internet telephone. The RF packets can be derived from analog RF signals that are produced by legacy video service terminals. At a data service hub, a digitized-RF-to-packet converter (DRPC) can convert the RF packets into standard sized packets such as Ethernet packets for processing by a video services controller. In this way, the present invention can provide an RF return path for legacy terminals that shares a return path for regular data packets in an optical network architecture.
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20 Claims
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1. A return path of an optical network system comprising:
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a video services controller for generating downstream RF modulated signals that are converted to the optical domain, the video services controller being disposed at a first site; and
a device for converting digitized, upstream, RF return packets to standard sized packets, the device being coupled to the video services controller and disposed at the first site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing a return path for signals in an optical network system comprising the steps of:
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receiving RF-modulated signals;
converting the RF-modulated signals to a first digital information packet comprising RF modulated information;
receiving a plurality of second digital information packets;
transmitting the first and second digital information packets by inserting the first digital information packet between the second digital information packets;
propagating the packets towards a data service hub;
receiving the first and second digital information packets at the data service hub; and
converting the first digital information packets to third digital information packets by removing the RF modulation, the third digital information packets comprising a standard packet format. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for returning RF signals to a data service hub overall an optical network comprising:
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receiving modulated RF signals;
converting the modulated RF signals into a plurality of first packets;
receiving a plurality of second packets;
combining the first packets with the second packets;
propagating the combined packets towards the data service hub and changing a format of the first packets from a first format to a second format by demodulating the RF signals from the first packets. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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