Method For Ethernet and Electric Power Cabling

• US 20080202808A1
• Filed: 09/04/2006
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Innomedia Technologies Pvt., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Innomedia Technologies Pvt., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tambe, Mohan
• Application Number:
  US12/065,698
• Publication Number:
  US 20080202808A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 174/504
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/10 Current supply arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/28 characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks] wireless communication networks H04W ; arrangements for dividing the transmission path H04W40/00

Abstract

Present invention outlines a structured wiring methodology for installing a premise-wide distributed Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) featuring Broadband Points with Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) and Electrical Sockets, allowing connection to Broadband Appliances. The necessary LAN and electrical cabling stays entirely within a Beading (or Casing and Capping), which recursively loops along the skirting level of the walls within the premise. This does not disturb the aesthetics of an existing premise, as the Beading merges with the skirting outline, or can be concealed within the wall itself. Each end of the looped Beading can be terminated on a dual Broadband Gateway, which provides WAN and global Internet connectivity. The looped Beading provides immunity against a single failure of Electronic boards (within Broadband Points or Gateway) or single cut in the cables. Ethernet connection cord can be as thin and flexible as that in telephones, and thinner than that for USB appliances. Furthermore, at the appliance end it is possible to use a tiny RJ-11 plug (used in telephones), which can get embedded within the appliance itself, instead of the traditional RJ-45 plug, which is bigger. The thin connection cord and the tiny RJ-11 plug, is more compact than the USB cord and connector, and doesn'"'"'t have the latter'"'"'s restriction of length and the available DC power. The Broadband appliances thus can tap the full bandwidth of 100 MB Ethernet, while not compromising on handling and ergonomic aspects.

Claims

1. A method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling comprising:

providing wiring to a building through an entry point;

providing wiring in at least one room of the building at a skirting level;

wherein the wiring includes at least a broadband point, at least a pair of Ethernet cables, and at least a pair of electrical cables forming a recursive loop beading.

2. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 1, wherein the loop beading includes at least one Broadband Point the method further comprising:

increasing the number of the broadband points to form a series of broadband points.

3. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 1, wherein said broadband point further includes at least one Power over Ethernet (PoE) socket, a passive Printed Circuit Board (PCB), and an active PCB.

4. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 3, further comprising:

cutting the Ethernet cable at the center of the Broadband Point and inserting bare ends of the cable on terminals on the two sides of a Connection-strip.

5. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 1, further comprising passing the Ethernet cable through a dummy Broadband Point having no PCB or sockets.

6. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 3, wherein the Active PCB supports at least two sockets on Passive PCBs of the two adjacent Broadband Points, without using any additional cable for connections.

7. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 1, wherein said Ethernet cable further includes a DC loop being powered by DC adaptors attached at one or more Broadband Points.

8. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 1, wherein said looped beading further includes an AC power loop.

9. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 1, wherein the series of Broadband Points is extended on a Dual Gateways located outside the building.

10. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 9, further comprising powering the Dual Gateway solely from the DC loops of the building and keeping the Dual Gateway “

ON”

as long as any of its premises in “

ON”

.

11. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 1, further comprising mounting the electrical sockets upside-down.

13. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 1, wherein the loop beading, includes alternate Broadband Points having an Active PCB, with others having Passive PCBs with one or two Ethernet Sockets.

14. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 1, wherein upon insertion of each broadband point, the Active and Passive PCBs are shuffled within the Broadband Points and preserve the alternating sequence.

15. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 2, further comprising adding new broadband points without additional cabling.

16. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 3, further comprising arranging broadband points comprising active and passive PCBs in alternating sequence.

17. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 7, wherein the DC loop is 48V, the method further comprising supplying, via the DC loop, power to the Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) sockets and the Active PCBs in the Broadband Points.

18. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 8, further comprising drawing AC power from electric sockets adjacent to the broadband points via a miniature circuit breaker (MCB) or switch.

19. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claims 7, further comprising displaying the status of the electrical supply.

20. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 1, further comprising adding broadband points to a segment along the beading by slitting the Ethernet cable and connecting the cable to the terminals of the connection stripe of the additional broadband point.

21. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 1, further comprising burying the looped beading in a groove directly above the skirting.

22. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim 1, further comprising providing wiring at a crown molding level of the building.

12. The method for Ethernet and electrical power cabling as claimed in claim l, further comprising holding the Ethernet and electrical cables by at least one transparent cable guide.

23. A method for inserting a broadband point comprising:

slitting an Ethernet cable;

inserting the bare ends of the Ethernet cable into terminals of a connection strip;

connecting the connection strip to one of a passive PCB and active PCB having at least an Ethernet socket;

installing the Ethernet cable at a skirting level of a building.