METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTENDING BROADBAND COMMUNICATION SERVICES OVER A WIRELESS LINK WHILE PROTECTING THE NETWORK FROM PERFORMANCE DEGRADATIONS CAUSED BY THE WIRELESS LINK
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1. A method for communicating information from a customer to a broadband access network, comprising:
- receiving customer information from networked elements and modulating this customer information onto a wireless RF carrier signaltransmitting a wireless RF carrier signal modulated with customer informationreceiving the wireless RF carrier signal modulated with customer information;
demodulating the wireless RF carrier signal and packetizing the customer information and noise received with the wireless RF signal;
forwarding the packetizing customer information and noise and/or interference in accordance with a first network protocol; and
modulating the packetizing customer information and noise and/or interference onto a communication channel of the broadband access network,whereby the noise and/or interference is prevented from being directly coupled into the broadband access network.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for communicating information from a customer to a broadband access network. The method begins when a wireless access point receives from a subscriber module a wireless RF carrier signal modulated with customer information. The customer information is demodulated and forwarded to a broadband modem in accordance with a first network protocol. The customer information is modulated by the broadband modem onto a communication channel of the broadband access network, thereby preventing wireless noise and/or interference from being directly coupled into the broadband access network.
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1. A method for communicating information from a customer to a broadband access network, comprising:
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receiving customer information from networked elements and modulating this customer information onto a wireless RF carrier signal transmitting a wireless RF carrier signal modulated with customer information receiving the wireless RF carrier signal modulated with customer information; demodulating the wireless RF carrier signal and packetizing the customer information and noise received with the wireless RF signal; forwarding the packetizing customer information and noise and/or interference in accordance with a first network protocol; and modulating the packetizing customer information and noise and/or interference onto a communication channel of the broadband access network, whereby the noise and/or interference is prevented from being directly coupled into the broadband access network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for communicating information from a broadband access network to a customer, comprising:
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demodulating data received from a broadband access network; forwarding the demodulated data in accordance with a first network protocol, wherein management needed to facilitate receiving and forwarding of the data is provided by a network management system associated with the broadband access network; and modulating the forwarded data onto a wireless RF carrier signal for transmission to a subscriber module. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wireless access point for communicating customer data between a broadband access network and a plurality of subscriber modules each associated with one or more networked devices, comprising:
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a network interface for communicating with the broadband access network via a broadband modem; a downstream channel unit for transforming data received by the network interface into a wireless protocol operating over a wireless link; a transmitter operatively coupled to the downstream channel unit for transmitting data received therefrom over the wireless link; a receiver for receiving data over the wireless link in accordance with the wireless protocol; an upstream channel unit operatively coupled to the receiver for transforming data received therefrom into a network protocol employed by the network interface and the broadband modem and packetizing the data and noise and/or interference in accordance with a the network protocol; and a network processing element for facilitating receipt and transmission of the data by a network management system associated with the broadband access network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A broadband access network, comprising:
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a plurality of network nodes in communication with one another over at least one communication channel; a broadband modem in communication with at least one of the network nodes over the communication channel; and a wireless access point for communicating data between the broadband modem and a plurality of subscriber modules each associated with one or more networked devices, said wireless access point including; a network interface for communicating with the broadband modem in accordance with a network protocol; a downstream channel unit for transforming data received by the network interface into a wireless protocol operating over a wireless link; a transmitter operatively coupled to the downstream channel unit for transmitting data received therefrom over the wireless link; a receiver for receiving data over the wireless link in accordance with the wireless protocol; an upstream channel unit operatively coupled to the receiver for transforming data received therefrom into the network protocol employed by the network interface and the broadband modem and packetizing the data and noise and/or interference in accordance with a the network protocol. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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