Service Aggregation Gateway
First Claim
1. A service aggregation gateway, comprising:
- a first receiver configured to simultaneously receive a plurality of different services sourced from outside the building including at least two services selected from a television service, an Internet service, and a telephone service, wherein at least one of the plurality of services is received by the service aggregation gateway as an electrical signal; and
a first transmitter configured to simultaneously transmit all of the plurality of services as optical signals to an optical fiber network within the building.
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Abstract
An optical fiber network may be provided in a building or set of buildings that can be used with any type of services, regardless of whether those services are provided as electrical signals or as optical signals. To accomplish this, a service aggregation gateway may be provided that receives electrical and/or optical service signals and converts the incoming electrical signals to optical signals. Also, a way for conventional electronic devices in the building to communicate with the optical fiber network is provided. In addition, units for allowing such communication between electronic devices and the optical network may be modularized such that they are interchangeable. In addition, keyed optical fiber ferrule/connector pairs are described.
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20 Claims
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1. A service aggregation gateway, comprising:
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a first receiver configured to simultaneously receive a plurality of different services sourced from outside the building including at least two services selected from a television service, an Internet service, and a telephone service, wherein at least one of the plurality of services is received by the service aggregation gateway as an electrical signal; and a first transmitter configured to simultaneously transmit all of the plurality of services as optical signals to an optical fiber network within the building. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for use with an optical network in a building, comprising:
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an apparatus having a receiver configured to simultaneously receive a plurality of signals from different services sourced from outside the building and a transmitter configured to simultaneously send all of the signals as optical signals to the optical fiber network, wherein at least two of the services are selected from a television service, an Internet service, and a telephone service; and a plurality of converters each coupled to the optical network so as to receive a portion of the optical signals from the optical network, each converter being disposed in a different one of the rooms, and each converter configured to convert the respective received portion of the optical signals into an electrical signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A service aggregation gateway, comprising:
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a first housing; a receiver disposed at least partially in the first housing and configured to receive an electrical signal sourced from outside the building, where the electrical signal represents at least one service selected from a television service, an Internet service, and a telephone service; a converter disposed at least partially in the first housing and configured to convert the electrical signal to an optical signal; a transmitter disposed at least partially in the first housing and configured to transmit the optical signal outside the first housing over a first optical fiber; a second housing separate from the first housing; and a reel fully disposed in the second housing and having a second optical fiber wound around the reel, wherein a first end of the second optical fiber is disposed inside the second housing and is optically connected to the first optical fiber, and wherein a second end of the second optical fiber is disposed outside the second housing. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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