SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC ALLOCATION OF SPECTRUM

• US 20070245393A1
• Filed: 04/03/2007
• Published: 10/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Orbit-Matrix, LLC
• Original Assignee: Global Communications Incorporated
• Inventors: Fernandez, Jose
• Granted Patent: US 7,848,398 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/118
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0005 Time-frequency
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0044 allocation of payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/06 Simultaneous speech and data transmission, e.g. telegraphic transmission over the same conductors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/108 the cable being constituted by a pair of wires

Abstract

A communication system is provided for transmitting video, audio, and data content between two or more nodes of a communications network comprised party of twisted pair links. Also provided, is a telecommunication system for transmitting spectrum, comprising transmission bandwidths that carry signals such as, video, audio, data and other services, over twisted pairs of telephone wires. Such system being adopted to for dynamic assignment and management of frequency bands of spectrum over twisted pair links.

Claims

1. A communications device comprising:

a. at least one transmitter for transmitting signals in an analog format over an assigned frequency spectrum on a twisted pair link;

b. at least one receiver for receiving signals in an analog format over an assigned frequency spectrum on said twisted pair link;

c. at least one compensator for correcting degradation associated with said twisted pair links coupled to said transmitter or said receiver; and

d. at least one frequency management module coupled to said transmitter or said receiver, wherein said frequency management module allocates frequency spectrums for transmission and reception of communication signals over said twisted pair links.

2. The communications device of claim 1, further comprising a second transmitter for transmitting signals over an assigned frequency spectrum on a second twisted pair link, and a second receiver for receiving signals over an assigned frequency spectrum on said second twisted pair link, wherein said second transmitter and said second receiver are remote from said first transmitter and said first receiver.

3. The communications device of claim 2, further comprising a second compensator for correcting degradation associated with a twisted pair coupled to said second transmitter or said second receiver, and a second frequency management module coupled to said second transmitter or said second receiver, wherein said second frequency management module allocates frequency spectrums for transmission and reception of communication signals.

4. The communications device of claim 1, wherein said frequency management module assigns discrete bands of frequency spectrum for different communication signals, wherein said communication signals may include television, video, voice, and data.

5. The communications device of claim 4, wherein said frequency management module assigns compensation factors to said compensator.

6. The communications device of claim 5, wherein said compensation factors are vectorally opposite impedance, whereby application of said vectorally opposite impedance achieves a unity gain.

7. The communications device of claim 6, wherein said frequency management module dynamically allocates and reallocates said frequency spectra to said communication signals as a function of the data transmission requirements of said communication signals.

8. The communications device of claim 7, wherein said frequency management module reserves at least one frequency bandwidth for a particular communication signal.

9. The communications device of claim 8, wherein said frequency management module further comprises a protocol manager, wherein said protocol manager supports a plurality of communication protocols.

10. The communications device of claim 9, wherein said communication protocols may include TCP/IP, NTSC, HDTV, SECAM, PAL, or SIP.

11. The communications device of claim 8, wherein said protocol manager simultaneously supports communications utilizing a plurality of communication protocols.

12. The communications device of claim 11, further comprising a graphical user interface for receiving information to assign said discrete bands of frequency spectrum.

13. The communications device of claim 1, wherein said communications device is a client device and said frequency management module is responsive to signals received from a server device.

14. The communications device of claim 1, wherein said communications device is a server device that receives and controls a remote client device.

15. The communications device of claim 1, wherein said frequency management module reserves at least one frequency bandwidth for a particular communication signal.

16. The communications device of claim 15, wherein said communications device is a client device and said frequency management module is responsive to signals received from a server device.

17. The communications device of claim 15, wherein said communications device is a server device that receives and controls a remote client device.

18. The communications device of claim 17, wherein said frequency management module reserves at least one frequency bandwidth for the exchange of control signals.

19. The communications device of claim 15, wherein said communication signal comprises video, data, audio, reserved, guardbands or special applications.

20. The communications device of claim 1, wherein said communication signal is an information signal simultaneously broadcast across a plurality of frequency bandwidths.

21. The communications device of claim 1, further comprising at least one converter coupled to said compensator, wherein said converter receives a corrected analog signal and converts said corrected analog signal into a digital format, or said converter receives a digital signal and converts said digital signal into a corrected analog signal format.

22. A communications device comprising:

a. at least one transmitter for transmitting signals in a digital format over a twisted pair link;

b. at least one receiver for receiving signals in an analog format over a second twisted pair link;

c. at least one compensator for correcting degradation associated with said second twisted pair link coupled to said receiver; and

d. at least one frequency management module coupled to said transmitter or said receiver, wherein said frequency management module manages frequency spectrums for communication signals over twisted pair links.

23. The communications device of claim 22, further comprising a second transmitter for transmitting signals over twisted pair link and a second receiver for receiving communication signals over an assigned frequency spectrum on said second twisted pair link, wherein said second transmitter and said second receiver are remote from said first receiver.

24. The communications device of claim 23, further comprising a second compensator for correcting degradation associated with a twisted pair coupled to said second receiver, and a second frequency management module coupled to said second transmitter or said second receiver, wherein said second frequency management module receives or transmits signals over said twisted pair links and allocates frequency spectrums for transmission and reception of signals.

25. The communications device of claim 22, further comprising at least one converter coupled to said compensator, wherein said converter receives a corrected analog signal and converts said corrected analog signal into a digital format, or said converter receives a digital signal and converts said digital signal into a corrected analog signal format.

26. A communications device comprising:

a. at least one transmitter for transmitting signals in an analog format over a twisted pair link;

b. at least one receiver for receiving signals in a digital format over a twisted pair link;

c. at least one compensator for correcting degradation associated with said twisted pair link coupled to said transmitter; and

d. a frequency management module coupled to said transmitter or said receiver, wherein said frequency management module allocates frequency spectrums for transmission of communication signals over a twisted pair link.

27. The communications device of claim 26, further comprising a second transmitter for transmitting communication signals over an assigned frequency spectrum over said twisted pair link, and a second receiver for receiving signals over said second twisted pair link, wherein said second transmitter and said second receiver are remote from said first transmitter.

28. The communications device of claim 27, further comprising a second compensator for correcting signal degradation associated with said twisted pair coupled to said second transmitter, and a second frequency management module coupled to said second transmitter or said second receiver, wherein said second frequency management manages frequency spectrums for transmission and reception of communication signals.

29. A communications device of claim 26, further comprising at least one converter coupled to said compensator, wherein said converter receives a corrected analog signal and converts said corrected analog signal into a digital format, or said converter receives a digital signal and converts said digital signal into a corrected analog signal format.

30. A communications device comprising:

a. at least one transmitter for transmitting signals in an digital format over a twisted pair link;

b. at least one receiver for receiving signals in digital format over a twisted pair link; and

c. at least one frequency management module coupled to said transmitter or said receiver, wherein said frequency management module manages reception and transmission of signals over said twisted pair links.

31. The communications device of claim 30, further comprising a second transmitter for transmitting signals over said twisted pair link, and a second receiver for receiving signals over said second twisted pair link, wherein said second transmitter and said second receiver are remote from said first transmitter and said first receiver.

32. A communications device comprising:

a. at least one transceiver for transmitting and receiving signals over an assigned frequency spectrum of a twisted pair links;

b. at least one compensator coupled to said transceiver for correcting degradation associated with said twisted pair links; and

c. at least one converter coupled to said compensator, wherein said converter receives a corrected analog signal and converts said corrected analog signal into a digital format, or said converter receives a digital signal and converts said digital signal into a corrected analog signal format.

33. The communications device of claim 32, further comprising at least one frequency management module coupled to said transceiver, wherein said frequency management module manages spectrum used by said transceiver.

34. The communications device of claim 33, wherein said frequency management module allocates said spectrum.