Radio access line extending device

• US 20050239400A1
• Filed: 10/12/2004
• Published: 10/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Narikawa, Masafumi
• Application Number:
  US10/961,112
• Publication Number:
  US 20050239400A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.50
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2203/5441 Wireless systems or telephone
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2203/5445 Local network
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2203/5487 cables
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/54 Systems for transmission via power distribution lines
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 3/56 Circuits for coupling, blocking, or by-passing of signals

Abstract

A radio access line extending device includes: a subscriber outdoor device for communicating with a radio base station by radio; a subscriber media converter for converting communication data which has been received from the radio base station by the subscriber outdoor device into converted media and to outputting the converted media to a subscriber indoor electric lamp wire; and a subscriber router that receives the communication data which is transmitted through the subscriber indoor electric lamp wire, and outputs the communication data to a subscriber personal computer. The subscriber outdoor device and the subscriber media converter are connected to each other through a cable, and the cable is drawn into a subscriber'"'"'s home through a hole for a drain pipe of an air conditioner.

Claims

1. A radio access line extending device for connecting a radio base stations to a subscriber terminal device, comprising:

a subscriber outdoor device for communicating with the radio base station by radio;

a subscriber media converter connected to the subscriber outdoor device for media-converting communication data which has been received from the radio base station by the subscriber outdoor device to output converted media to a subscriber indoor electric lamp wire; and

a subscriber router connected to the subscriber indoor electric lamp wire, receiving the communication data which is transmitted through the subscriber indoor electric lamp wire, and outputting the communication data to the subscriber terminal device, wherein the subscriber outdoor device and the subscriber media converter are connected to each other through a cable, and the cable is drawn into a subscriber'"'"'s home through a duct hole for an air conditioner.

2. The radio access line extending device according to claim 1, wherein

the subscriber media converter and the air conditioner are connected to the subscriber indoor electric lamp wire through a common mains connector, and

the main connector includes a noise filter for removing noise generated by the air conditioner.

3. The radio access line extending device according to claim 1, wherein the communication data that is transmitted and received between the radio base station and the subscriber terminal device is encrypted before being transmitted and received between the radio base station and the subscriber terminal device.

4. The radio access line extending device according to claim 1, for a plurality of subscriber'"'"'s homes wherein at least two subscriber indoor electric lamp wires are connected to one subscriber outdoor device through the subscriber media converter.